Jenningsville, Pennsylvania

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

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History

A post office called Jenningsville was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1911. [2] The community has the name of J. T. and William N. Jennings, proprietors of a local mill. [3]

Notable person

Frederick Palen, a businessperson in the shipping industry, was born at Jenningsville in 1872. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jenningsville, Pennsylvania
  2. "Wyoming County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties, Pa. W.W. Munsell & Company. 1880. p.  537.
  4. The National Cyclopædia of American Biography. J. T. White. 1918. p. 196.

Coordinates: 41°34′59″N76°08′38″W / 41.58306°N 76.14389°W / 41.58306; -76.14389