Nossville,_Pennsylvania

Nossville, Pennsylvania

Nossville, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

Nossville is an unincorporated area in Tell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It is located on the banks of Tuscarora Creek, a tributary of the Juniata River.

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History

The settlement was named after Colonel George Noss (1813-1892), who built a steam tannery there in 1848. The tannery burned down in 1870, was rebuilt under new ownership, closed in 1878, but was reopened in 1881 by Oswill Mosser (1854-1896).

Noss was also involved in an attempt to build a railroad in the area, initially called The Duncannon, Landisburg, and Broad Top Railroad Company; incorporated in 1854,[2] it never built track and the charter became dormant in 1879.

Nossville had a post office from 1867 to 1912.[3] There is a Methodist Episcopal church, built in 1872, and an adjoining cemetery.[4]

Notable residents

References

  1. [1]
    "Calvin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg: A. Boyd Hamilton, 1856, p. 608
  3. [3]
    http://www.postalhistory.com
  4. [4]
    History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania, J. Simpson Africa, Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883, pp.364-368
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