Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania

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Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Mount Jackson
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Mount Jackson
Coordinates: 40°57′44″N80°26′7″W / 40.96222°N 80.43528°W / 40.96222; -80.43528
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Lawrence
Township North Beaver
Elevation
1,152 ft (351 m)
GNIS feature ID1181724
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Village sign

Mount Jackson is a small village in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. [1]

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History

A part of North Beaver Township, [2] Mount Jackson was founded in 1815. [3] The village was once home to Mount Jackson High School, wherefrom many students had been drafted to serve in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. [4] The neighborhood of Jackson Knolls Gardens was carved out of an adjacent forest after the war. [3] In 1964, the village felt the effects of the explosion at the American Cyanamid chemical plant in nearby Edinburg, with windows being blown out. [3] [5]

Demographics

Historical population
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The United States Census Bureau defined Mount Jackson as a census designated place (CDP) in 2023. [6]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania
  2. ↑ (July 31, 1972) "News Digest – In Mount Jackson". New Castle News . Retrieved January 28, 2026. (subscription required) "Mount Jackson, a community in North Beaver Township, is rich in history."
  3. 1 2 3 Grzebieniak, Mary. (July 31, 2015) "Mount Jackson Memories – Former Farm Girl Remembers Quieter, Simpler Village". New Castle News. Retrieved January 28, 2026. (subscription required) "[Spears] did just that for many years, embracing the village that will celebrate its 200th anniversary this weekend."
  4. 1 2 (September 30, 2009) "Mount Jackson Class of 1940". New Castle News. Retrieved January 28, 2026. (subscription required) "Pictured, from left, are Paul McKinley, Oscar Paden, Helen Kusnierczyk Wolaninn, Donald Fox and Leroy Harrier."
  5. ↑ "American Cyanamid Company (Burton Works) – Edinburg PA". Lawrence County Memoirs. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ "2023 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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