Hamilton,_Pennsylvania

Hamilton, Pennsylvania

Hamilton, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

Hamilton is an unincorporated community in Perry Township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]

Quick Facts Country, State ...

Hamilton and the Valier area was used for coal mining. Getting nicknamed "Browntown". There is now a Sandpaper factory, 3-H Abrasives. It went through a lot of changes throughout the years, the Post Office moved next door, 3-H burned down and moved to another spot, there was a General store that went out of business. A local man crafted a baseball diamond for the local kids, but now is a cornfield.

History

A post office has been in operation at Hamilton since 1852.[2] Robert Hamilton was the first postmaster.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamilton, Pennsylvania
  2. [2]
    "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. [3]
    McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 235.
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