Reagantown,_Pennsylvania

Reagantown, Pennsylvania

Reagantown, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

Reagantown is a hamlet in the Township of East Huntingdon in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies along Pennsylvania Route 981, between Smithton and Scottdale. Suters, Smiths, Snyders, Lowes, McCurdys, Henkstellers, Reagans and Fosters were the most prominent settlers in the area.[1]

Quick Facts Country, State ...

Economy

Traditionally, Reagantown has been a farming and coal mining community.[2] David Hixson farm lies to the south of Reagantown and contained the Hixson Well which tapped shale and coal in the 19th century under the Fayette Natural Gas Company.[3][4]

Landmarks

A Presbyterian church was built in 1849, and there is also a Wesleyan chapel, approximately two miles to the south.[1] There is a lane leading south from the hamlet named after this chapel, which leads to it.

Notable person

References

  1. [1]
    Albert, G.D. History of the county of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. Рипол Классик. p. 685. ISBN 978-5-87171-373-0.
  2. [2]
    Peterson, Brian H. (2006). Form Radiating Life: The Paintings of Charles Rosen. James A. Michener Art Museum. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8122-3988-1.
  3. [3]
    Report of Progress ... Board of Commissioners for the Second Geological Survey. 1800. p. 227.
  4. [4]
    Seventh Report on the Oil and Gas Fields of Western Pennsylvania: For 1887, 1888. (Following the Annual Reports of 1885 and 1886. Board of Commissioners. 1890. p. 227.
  5. [5]
    Shipp, Steve (1996). American Art Colonies, 1850–1930: A Historical Guide to America's Original Art Colonies and Their Artists. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-313-29619-2.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Reagantown,_Pennsylvania, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.