Reduction, Pennsylvania
Appearance
Reduction, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 40°11′01″N 79°46′15″W / 40.18361°N 79.77083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Westmoreland |
Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 724 |
GNIS feature ID | 1184816[1] |
Reduction (also Flynns) is an unincorporated community in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. United States.[1] The community is located on the Youghiogheny River. Its population is 60, down from a peak of 400.[2]
History
[edit]American Reduction Company, a garbage processing company, founded the community to provide housing for its workers at a local garbage plant. The plant closed in 1936, and in 1948, John Stawovy bought the town for $10,000. Their son David put the community up for sale again in 2017.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Reduction, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b DeKok, David (March 23, 2017). "Town of Reduction, population 60, up for sale in Pennsylvania". Reuters. Retrieved March 25, 2017.