McKees Half Falls, Pennsylvania

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McKees Half Falls is an unincorporated community in Snyder County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]

History

The community was named after Thomas McKee, a fur trader who settled at this site with his wife Margaret Tecumsepah Opessa McKee near the rapids on the Susquehanna River. [2] A variant name is "McKee Half Falls". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKees Half Falls
  2. ↑ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 312. ISBN   978-0-8063-0416-8.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

40°39′41″N76°55′05″W / 40.66139°N 76.91806°W / 40.66139; -76.91806


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