Denbo, Pennsylvania

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Denbo
Unincorporated community / coal town
Denbo, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°00′43″N79°55′55″W / 40.012°N 79.932°W / 40.012; -79.932
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania
County Washington
BoroughCenterville
Elevation
241 m (791 ft)
ZIP code
15429
GNIS feature ID 1192348

Denbo is a populated place in the Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] It is a coal patch town, located near the former Vesta No. 6 Mine. [2]

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History

Vesta No. 6 was owned and operated by Jones and Laughlin Steel Company. It was located in the Klondike Coalfield. [3] A patch town was built to house miners. The mine ran from about 1903 until 1947. The entryway was sealed and covered over. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Denbo, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 Raymond A. Washlaski, ed. (2004). "Vesta No. 6 Mine, Denbo, Vesta No. 6, Centerville Twp., Washington Co., PA, USA" . Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "KLONDIKE COALFIELD". coalcampusa.com.
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