Stringtown, Pennsylvania

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

History

In 1999 two residents hypothesized that the community may have named from the way the houses are "all strung out" or because the road "runs like a string".[2]

gollark: There are many things people should know. But some of them school is effectively unable to teach, and others really should be easy to learn independently for competent sane people.
gollark: These are difficult skills. Do you think they will be taught well by an adult not selected much for it in an environment which generally pushes conformity?
gollark: No, this is an awful idea.
gollark: I mean, they could have been if people used cars in different ways, but they didn't.
gollark: They weren't that practical until modern lithium-ion batteries existed.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stringtown, Pennsylvania
  2. Zalar, Amy (Feb 7, 1999). "A town by any other name..." Observer-Reporter. pp. A2. Retrieved 8 May 2015.



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