Randolph, Pennsylvania

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Randolph
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Randolph
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°9′2″N79°00′8″W / 40.15056°N 79.00222°W / 40.15056; -79.00222 Coordinates: 40°9′2″N79°00′8″W / 40.15056°N 79.00222°W / 40.15056; -79.00222
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Somerset
Elevation
1,893 ft (577 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1184644 [1]

Randolph is an unincorporated community and coal town in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. Randolph Coal Company operated a mine in Randolph in 1918. [2]

The abolitionist John Brown was named Postmaster of not Randolph, but was named Postmaster of Randolph Township where his Tannery was located in Crawford County by John Quincy Adams and then again by President Andrew Jackson in the 1830s. He remained in Randolph Township, Crawford County until 1835.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Randolph, Pennsylvania
  2. Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania. Part II : Bituminous, 1918. Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 1920. p. 1045.