Amsterdam, Pennsylvania
Amsterdam is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]
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Abandoned Greek Revival house on Pennsylvania Route 258
History
A large share of the early settlers being natives of Holland caused the name Amsterdam to be selected.[2]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amsterdam, Pennsylvania
- White, John G. (1909). A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 161.
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