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McAlevys Fort, Pennsylvania

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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
McAlevys Fort, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°38′23″N 77°49′53″W / 40.63972°N 77.83139°W / 40.63972; -77.83139
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyHuntingdon
TownshipJackson
Elevation748 ft (228 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1180598

McAlevys Fort is an unincorporated community located in Jackson Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 26, north of the overlap with Pennsylvania Route 305.

The community was named after a pioneer fort which was built near the present town site in 1778 by Captain William McAlevy.

References

  1. "McAlevys Fort, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
Municipalities and communities of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Huntingdon
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