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Blakeslee, Pennsylvania

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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Blakeslee, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
The Blakeslee Flea MarketThe Blakeslee Flea Market
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Coordinates: 41°5′33″N 75°35′34″W / 41.09250°N 75.59278°W / 41.09250; -75.59278
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
Elevation1,676 ft (511 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code18610
Area codes570 and 272
GNIS feature ID1217340

Blakeslee is an unincorporated community in Tobyhanna Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Blakeslee is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 115 and Pennsylvania Route 940.

A post office was established in Blakeslee in 1884 and named after Jacob Blakeslee, the first postmaster. The post office was located near Burger Road near his 300-acre homestead. Jacob Blakeslee would later serve as justice of the peace for the small community. The Blakeslee United Methodist Church was established in 1897. The Blakeslee Diner used to be a restaurant in Blakeslee, but it burned down a few years ago. The Blakeslee Flea Market is a popular Flea Market for the surrounding community.

References

  1. "Blakeslee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Monroe County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. R.T. Peck & Co. p. 1277.
  4. Kerrick, Gene. "The Blakeslee Family". Tobyhanna Township History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Stroudsburg
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