Donation, Pennsylvania
Donation is an unincorporated community in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.[1]
History
A post office called Donation was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The origin of the name "Donation" is obscure.[3]
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gollark: It is *not a good first project*, or, well, early project.
gollark: I mean, you apparently can't make a *good* one, some offense.
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Donation, Pennsylvania
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
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