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Fair Hope, Pennsylvania is a township of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

History

Fair Hope is a small railroad town located along the historic B&O Railroad. The town was laid out after the end of the civil war in 1891.

In 1881, Pittsburgh entrepreneurs established the North Savage Firebrick Works of Welsh, Palmer & Maxwell just outside Fair Hope village. The company specializes in the manufacture of superior quality of red brick.

The B&O railroad line through Fair Hope continues to operate, however it has been absorbed in the CSX Transportation.

Geography

Latitude 39.8948, Longitude -78.8304

References

  1. ^ Jaclyn LaPlaca, "Somerset County: Pride Beyond the Mountains, PA", Arcadia Publishing, 2003, ISBN-0-7385-2452-2

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