Dora, Pennsylvania

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Dora
Coordinates: 40°58′00″N79°09′37″W / 40.96667°N 79.16028°W / 40.96667; -79.16028 Coordinates: 40°58′00″N79°09′37″W / 40.96667°N 79.16028°W / 40.96667; -79.16028
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Jefferson County

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

History

Dora contained a post office from 1883 until 1974. [2] [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dora, Pennsylvania
  2. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 234.