Hamilton is an unincorporated community in Perry Township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
Hamilton, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
  Hamilton  Hamilton | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′26.18″N 79°4′53.94″W / 40.9239389°N 79.0816500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Jefferson |
| Township | Perry |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 132 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 15744 |
| Area code | 814 |
Hamilton and the Valier area was used for coal mining. Getting nicknamed "Browntown". There is now a Sandpaper factory, 3-H Abrasives. It went through a lot of changes throughout the years, the Post Office moved next door, 3-H burned down and moved to another spot, there was a General store that went out of business. A local man crafted a baseball diamond for the local kids, but now is a cornfield.
History
editA post office has been in operation at Hamilton since 1852.[2] Robert Hamilton was the first postmaster.[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamilton, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 235.