Forbes Road, Pennsylvania
Forbes Road is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 819 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north of Greensburg. Forbes Road has a post office with ZIP code 15633, which opened on July 1, 1903.[2][3]
Forbes Road, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Houses on Keaggy Avenue | |
  Forbes Road | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′14″N 79°31′18″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Elevation | 1,096 ft (334 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 15633 |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1174946[1] |
History
Jamison Coal & Coke Company opened a shaft-entry coal mine at Forbes Road in 1900. Known as Jamison No. 3 Mine, its production peaked in 1910, when the facility produced nearly 600,000 tons of coal and employed over 400 people. Jamison ceased operations in Forbes Road in the 1950s.[4] Several buildings and other remains that were part of the mining complex are visible along Hugus Street as of July 2019.
Gallery
Zip code 15633
War memorial
Remains of mining activity
References
- "Forbes Road". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- Muller, Edward K. and Carlisle, Ronald C. "WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites". Internet Archive. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington DC, 1994. Retrieved 1 August 2019.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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