Puttstown, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Puttstown, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Puttstown
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Huntingdon
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Hopewell
Leader Name:)
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1840
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.38°N -78.3956°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:16678
Area Code:814

Puttstown is an unincorporated community in Hopewell Township in southwestern Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is situated along Pennsylvania Route 913, east of Saxton, near the Huntingdon-Bedford County line.

History

The small community was first established in 1840, when Henry Putt erected a homestead and a grist mill adjacent to Shoups Run. It was first a log mill, with one run of stones that were quarried on Broad Top Mountain. It was propelled by water from Shoup's Run. In 1853 the old log mill was taken down and a framed structure erected on its site by Levi Putt, a son of Henry. In this there are three run of burr stones.[1] By 1880, Puttstown had developed a grist mill, a tannery and about 30 dwellings.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/townships/hopewell/ History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania