Echo, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
40°51′00″N 79°19′38″W / 40.85000°N 79.32722°W / 40.85000; -79.32722Echo is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
History
A post office called Echo was established in 1857 and remained in operation until 1940.[2] According to tradition, the community was named from the echoes bouncing off nearby ridges.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Echo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 41.
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Municipalities and communities of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
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