Nossville, Pennsylvania

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Nossville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Nossville
Coordinates: 40°14′01″N77°45′56″W / 40.23361°N 77.76556°W / 40.23361; -77.76556
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Huntingdon
Township Tell
Elevation
860 ft (262 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17213
Area code 814
GNIS feature ID1182694 [1]

Nossville is an unincorporated area in Tell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It is located on the banks of Tuscarora Creek, a tributary of the Juniata River.

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History

The settlement was named after Colonel George Noss (1813-1892), who built a steam tannery there in 1848. The tannery burned down in 1870, was rebuilt under new ownership, closed in 1878, but was reopened in 1881 by Oswill Mosser (1854-1896).

Noss was also involved in an attempt to build a railroad in the area, initially called The Duncannon, Landisburg, and Broad Top Railroad Company; incorporated in 1854, [2] it never built track and the charter became dormant in 1879.

Nossville had a post office from 1867 to 1912. [3] There is a Methodist Episcopal church, built in 1872, and an adjoining cemetery. [4]

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References

  1. "Calvin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg: A. Boyd Hamilton, 1856, p. 608
  3. http://www.postalhistory.com
  4. History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania, J. Simpson Africa, Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883, pp.364-368