Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania

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Amity, Pennsylvania
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Amity, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°02′22″N80°12′18″W / 40.0394°N 80.205°W / 40.0394; -80.205
CountryUnited States
State Pennsylvania
County Washington
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15311
Area code 724

Amity is an unincorporated community in Amwell Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Bailey Covered Bridge and Hughes Covered Bridge.

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History

Amity was laid out in 1797, and named after the local Amity Presbyterian Church. [1]

Notable residents

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References

  1. Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 290. ISBN   978-0-8063-0416-8.