Pancoast, Pennsylvania

Pancoast is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]

History

A post office was established at Pancoast in 1876, and remained in operation until 1899.[2] The former mining community once contained the Pancoast Mine employing at least 36 miners.[3]

gollark: I got bored and started looking at university league tables and course lists and stuff recently.
gollark: I see. You already know it somewhat, clearly.
gollark: Anyway, I *did* GCSEs this year, I *am doing* A levels next school year and for two years after that, and I *am probably* going to university of some sort after that (I've been overresearching that out of böredom).
gollark: Schools are, you understand, not actually very efficient at teaching some people. Or possibly most.
gollark: GCSEs are the first actual qualification things and you study for 2 years for them. I did... I think 11 or so? I probably should know, but stuff like maths and further maths and English literature/language were taught together at school.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pancoast, Pennsylvania
  2. McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 236.
  3. McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 109.



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