Five Forks, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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Five Forks is an unincorporated community in Quincy Township in southeastern Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]

History

An early variant name was "Mount Hope". [1] A post office called Five Forks was established in 1873, the name was changed to Fiveforks in 1895, and the post office closed in 1909. [2] Beside the post office, the community had a gristmill and a country store. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Five Forks
  2. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p.  215.

39°48′05″N77°36′31″W / 39.80139°N 77.60861°W / 39.80139; -77.60861

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