Official Name: | Leckrone, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Leckrone |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fayette |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | German |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 968 |
Coordinates: | 39.8614°N -79.87°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 15454 |
Area Code: | 724, 878 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1179107 |
Leckrone is an unincorporated community that is located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is situated 1.9miles northeast of Masontown. Leckrone has a post office, with ZIP code 15454.[1] [2]
The most well-known industry in Leckrone was mining and coke ovens. Construction of the manufacturing plants began in mid-1899 with the first coke drawn on June 2, 1900. The operations were serviced by a spur of the Smithfield and Masontown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which opened on April 7, 1900. As of 1901, Leckrone No. 1 Mine had 525 acres of coal and 250 coke ovens, while the No. 2 Mine had 300 acres of coal tributary and 150 ovens.[3]