Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania

Sweet Valley is an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Luzerne County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ^[1]

History

A post office called Sweet Valley has been in operation since 1847. ^[2] Josiah Ruggles was the first postmaster, and the community's first merchant. ^[3]

Gallery

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  A view of Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania, about 1930
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  A view of North Lake, Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania, about 1940
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  Church in Sweet Valley in 2009
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  Main Road in Sweet Valley in 2015
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  A View of Harris Pond in 2015

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania
2. "Luzerne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
3. Bradsby, Henry C. (1893). History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: With Biographical Selections. S. B. Nelson. p. 642.

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