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]

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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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