Reagantown, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
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Reagantown is a hamlet in the Township of East Huntingdon in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies along Pennsylvania Route 981, between Smithton and Scottdale. Hixsons, Houghs, Suters, Smiths, Snyders, Lowes, McCurdys, Henkstellers, Reagans and Fosters were the most prominent settlers in the area.[1]
Reagantown | |
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Route 981 through Reagantown | |
  Reagantown Location within the state of Pennsylvania  Reagantown Reagantown (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°8′20″N 79°38′47″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Economy
Landmarks and education
A Presbyterian church was built in 1849, and there is also a Wesleyan chapel, approximately two miles to the south.[1] There is a lane leading south from the hamlet named after this chapel, which leads to it. The area of Reagantown has several businesses in both South and East Huntingdon.[5][6][7]
Residents in Reagantown attend either the Southmoreland School District (Wesley Chapel Road through Scottdale-Smithton Road), or the Yough School District (Rolling Hills Road through State Hill Road). The area is considered parts of Scottdale, Smithton, East Huntingdon and Ruffs Dale.
Notable person
- Charles Rosen (1878–1950), painter[8]