Leckrone, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
39°51′41″N 79°52′12″W / 39.86139°N 79.87000°W / 39.86139; -79.8700015454
Leckrone is an unincorporated community that is located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is situated 1.9 miles (3.1 km) northeast of Masontown. Leckrone has a post office, with ZIP code 15454.[2][3]
History
The most well-known industry in Leckrone was mining and coke ovens. Construction of the manufacturing plants began in mid-1899 with the first coke drawn on June 2, 1900. The operations were serviced by a spur of the Smithfield and Masontown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which opened on April 7, 1900. As of 1901, Leckrone No. 1 Mine had 525 acres of coal and 250 coke ovens, while the No. 2 Mine had 300 acres of coal tributary and 150 ovens.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Leckrone". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ Brennen, J. P. 1901. "The New Coke Plant." Mines and Minerals: A Mining and Metallurgical Journal, April 385-388.
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Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Uniontown
communities
- Adah
- Brier Hill
- Brownfield
- Cardale
- Chestnut Ridge
- Collier
- Dickerson Run
- East Millsboro
- Fairbank
- Gans
- Gibbon Glade
- Hibbs
- Indian Head
- Isabella
- Keisterville
- La Belle
- Lake Lynn
- Leckrone
- Leisenring
- Lowber
- Martin
- McClellandtown
- Melcroft
- Merrittstown
- Mount Braddock
- Moyer
- New Geneva
- Normalville
- Oliphant Furnace
- Outcrop
- Sagamore
- Uledi
- Waltersburg
- West Leisenring
- White
- Whitsett
- Wickhaven
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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