Doubling Gap, Pennsylvania Explained

Doubling Gap is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

History

The community takes its name from a nearby, unusually-shaped mountain pass.[1] As early as 1820, a mineral spa resort operated at Doubling Gap.[2] A post office at Doubling Gap operated seasonally in the summers from 1919 until 1927.

References

40.2806°N -77.4192°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Espenshade, Abraham Howry. Pennsylvania Place Names. 1925. Evangelical Press. 978-0-8063-0416-8. 301.
  2. Book: Hain, Harry Harrison. History of Perry County, Pennsylvania. 1922. Hain-Moore Company. 27.

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