Scotch Hill, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Scotch Hill, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Scotch Hill
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clarion
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Farmington
Leader Name:Robert E Bauer
Leader Title1:Lord of Piscataqua
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1516
Coordinates:41.3267°N -79.2653°W
Postal Code Type:16233
Postal Code:16233
Area Code:814
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1187152[1]

Scotch Hill is a community that is located in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in the nineteenth century by James J. Scotch and William F. Hill.[2]

History

Per The History of Clarion County Pennsylvania, which was edited by A.J. Davis:

"In 1836 George Alsbach, a native of Union county, purchased the Anderson tract for $1,500, and removed to it with his family from Shippenville. The surrounding country north, east, and south was a howling wilderness. Mr.Alsbach soon replaced the two log cabins, and the half barn of the same material, 'which required props to keep it from falling,' by more comfortable and modern frame dwellings. In the spring of 185 1 Mr. Alsbach laid out a portion of his farm in lots and called the prospective village Scotch Hill, to commemorate its former occupant, Anderson, and his neighbor, McNaughton."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Book: Dunaway, Wayland . . 1944 . University of North Carolina Press . . 165 .