Amsterdam, Pennsylvania

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Amsterdam
Unincorporated community
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Abandoned Greek Revival house on Pennsylvania Route 258
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Amsterdam
Location within Pennsylvania
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Location within the contiguous United States
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Amsterdam
Location within North America
Coordinates: 41°08′02″N80°08′01″W / 41.13389°N 80.13361°W / 41.13389; -80.13361
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Mercer County

Amsterdam is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]

History

A large share of the early settlers being natives of the Netherlands caused the name Amsterdam to be selected. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amsterdam, Pennsylvania
  2. ↑ White, John G. (1909). A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 161.


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