Blakeslee, Pennsylvania
Blakeslee is an unincorporated community in Tobyhanna Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Blakeslee is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 115 and Pennsylvania Route 940.[2]
A post office was established in Blakeslee in 1884 and named after Jacob Blakeslee, the first postmaster.[3] The post office was located near Burger Road near his 300-acre homestead. Jacob Blakeslee would later serve as justice of the peace for the small community. The Blakeslee United Methodist Church was established in 1897.[4] The Blakeslee Diner used to be a restaurant in Blakeslee, but it burned down a few years ago. The Blakeslee Flea Market is a popular Flea Market for the surrounding community.
References
- ^ "Blakeslee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Monroe County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. R.T. Peck & Co. p. 1277.
- ^ Kerrick, Gene. "The Blakeslee Family". Tobyhanna Township History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
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