Laboratory, Pennsylvania

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Laboratory, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Laboratory, Pennsylvania
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Laboratory, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°09′18″N80°12′48″W / 40.15500°N 80.21333°W / 40.15500; -80.21333
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Washington
Elevation
1,348 ft (411 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 724
GNIS feature ID1213977 [1]

Laboratory is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] It is home to the Moses Little Tavern.

An early variant name was "Pancake", after George Pancake, a pioneer citizen. [2] Laboratory has been noted for its unusual place name. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laboratory, Pennsylvania
  2. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 97.
  3. ↑ Petras, Kathryn; Petras, Ross (December 18, 2007). Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity. Random House Publishing Group. p. 246. ISBN   978-0-307-41761-9.


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