Porkey is an unincorporated community in Howe Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
Porkey, Pennsylvania | |
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  Porkey, Pennsylvania  Porkey, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 41°36′43″N 79°09′56″W / 41.61194°N 79.16556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Forest |
| Township | Howe |
| Elevation | 1,207 ft (368 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1209901[1] |
The settlement is located within the Allegheny National Forest along Pennsylvania Route 666, next to Tionesta Creek.
History
editThe early settlement contained three lumber mills and was described as "a small but active little town".[2]
Porkey was a stop on the Sheffield and Tionesta Railway, a now-abandoned 40-mile-long (64 km) railway that began operating in 1900.[3][4]
A wagon bridge was built across Tionesta Creek at Porkey in 1918.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porkey
- ^ a b Pavlansky, Joseph; Hanahan, Paula (2017). Forest County. Arcadia. p. 104. ISBN 9781467126199.
- ^ "Stations of the Past". West2k.Com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ "Sheffield & Tionesta Railway" (PDF). LaBelle Woodworking Company. Retrieved August 4, 2017.