McAlevys Fort, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
40°38′23″N 77°49′53″W / 40.63972°N 77.83139°W / 40.63972; -77.83139CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyHuntingdonTownshipJacksonElevation
748 ft (228 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1180598[1]

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.[2]

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.
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