Broughton, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Broughton, Pennsylvania
Other Name:Curry
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4:00
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Allegheny
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:South Park
Coordinates:40.33°N -79.9878°W
Elevation Ft:991

Broughton is an unincorporated community in South Park Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally named Curry after Joseph Curry, a frontier physician and coroner of Allegheny County in 1810, it was renamed Broughton, to avoid confusion with the nearby Curry Hollow and the Curry in Blair County.[1] It is located at the junction of Brownsville Road, Curry Road, and Broughton Road. Broughton was racially integrated in the early 20th century, due to coal miners working nearby mines in Horning.[2] It was the location of Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company's No. 5 mine.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History of South Park Township . 2008-06-30.
  2. Book: Smith Brown, Eliza . African American Historic Sites Survey of Allegheny County . 2007 . DIANE Publishing Inc. . 978-1-4223-1490-6 . 178 .