Blakeslee, Pennsylvania

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Blakeslee, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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The Blakeslee Flea Market
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Blakeslee
Coordinates: 41°5′33″N75°35′34″W / 41.09250°N 75.59278°W / 41.09250; -75.59278
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
Elevation
1,676 ft (511 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18610
Area codes 570 and 272
GNIS feature ID1217340 [1]

Blakeslee is an unincorporated community in Tobyhanna Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Blakeslee is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 115 and Pennsylvania Route 940. [2]

A post office was established in Blakeslee in 1884 and named after Jacob Blakeslee, the first postmaster. [3] The post office was located near Burger Road near his 300-acre homestead. Jacob Blakeslee would later serve as justice of the peace for the small community. The Blakeslee United Methodist Church was established in 1897. [4] The Blakeslee Diner used to be a restaurant in Blakeslee, but it burned down a few years ago. The Blakeslee Flea Market is a popular Flea Market for the surrounding community.

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References

  1. "Blakeslee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Monroe County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. R.T. Peck & Co. p.  1277.
  4. Kerrick, Gene. "The Blakeslee Family". Tobyhanna Township History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.