Echo, Pennsylvania

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Echo, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Echo
Coordinates: 40°51′00″N79°19′38″W / 40.85000°N 79.32722°W / 40.85000; -79.32722 Coordinates: 40°51′00″N79°19′38″W / 40.85000°N 79.32722°W / 40.85000; -79.32722
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Armstrong
Elevation
1,125 ft (343 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1203488 [1]

Echo is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. [1]

History

A post office called Echo was established in 1857 and remained in operation until 1940. [2] According to tradition, the community was named from the echoes bouncing off nearby ridges. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Echo". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 41.