Sheshequin, Pennsylvania
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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Sheshequin is an unincorporated community in Bradford County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]
Sheshequin got its start as a Moravian mission in 1769.[1] Sheshequin is a Native American name purported to mean "place of the rattle".[2]
A post office was established at Sheshequin in 1810, and remained in operation until 1916.[3]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sheshequin
- ↑ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sheshequin Post Office
41°51′19″N 76°29′27″W / 41.85528°N 76.49083°W / 41.85528; -76.49083
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