Porkey, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Porkey, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Forest
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Howe
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1207
Coordinates:41.6119°N -79.1656°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1209901

Porkey is an unincorporated community in Howe Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States.

The settlement is located within the Allegheny National Forest along Pennsylvania Route 666, next to Tionesta Creek.

History

The early settlement contained three lumber mills and was described as "a small but active little town".[1]

Porkey was a stop on the Sheffield and Tionesta Railway, a now-abandoned 40miles-long railway that began operating in 1900.[2] [3]

A wagon bridge was built across Tionesta Creek at Porkey in 1918.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pavlansky . Joseph . Hanahan . Paula . Forest County . Arcadia . 2017 . 104. 9781467126199 .
  2. Web site: Stations of the Past . West2k.Com . August 4, 2017.
  3. Web site: Sheffield & Tionesta Railway . LaBelle Woodworking Company . August 4, 2017.