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builders in 1807 or 1808 (s&t). It was then operated by various owners; Mark
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Cairnbrook post office was established here in 1914. The first postmaster was Charles Severn and the present one is Jennings Reitz (as of 1964). The Shade-Central City Union, Junior-Senior High, and elementary schools are located here. The Graef Lutheran Church and parsonage were erected here in 1917–18 at the corner of McGregor Avenue and Third Street. Dorfman and Hoffman established a clothing factory here in 1955, which employs approximately 185 workers at the present time.
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Reitz #3 and #4 are small mining towns southeast of
Central City, along Dark Shade Creek. Reitz #3 was laid out by John Lochrie in 1916 on the George Manges Farm. Reitz # 4 was laid out under the management of the Reitz Coal Company in 1918–19 on the Moses Walker Farm. It is the second largest town
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Township is a mining town laid out in 1912 by the Lolayhanna Coal and Coke Company on the Jacob McGregor Farm. It is located on the west bank of Dark Shade Creek along State Route 160. It is the largest unincorporated town in Shade Township, with a present population of
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Furnace was the first furnace built in Somerset County. George Lambert from 1805 to 1808 held a warrant for a tract land called "furnace seat". Thomas Vikroy was owner from 1808 to 1819. Construction was started in 1808 and first blast in 1809 (bf). Per s&t Gerehart and Reynolds were the
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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.94.
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Statler, Jacob Moses, Daniel Gibler, Christian Brollier, and George Lambert. Christian Brollier built the township's first gristmill sometime before 1800, and George Lambert built the first sawmill about 1800. William Oldham built a sawmill in 1830, a
296:, the township has a total area of 67.2 square miles (174.0 km), of which 67.1 square miles (173.8 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km) (0.10%) is water. Shade Township is located in the northeastern portion of Somerset County. It is bounded to the north by
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Wilbur is a small mining town in the western part of the township, one-half mile off Route 403. The town was founded by the Wilbur Coal Mining
Company in 1912 on lands formerly owned by Daniel Peterman and J. E. Johnson. The Otterbein United Methodist Church and cemetery are located here.
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Cairnbrook, although not incorporated, owns and operates its own water company, sewers and disposal plant, and street lighting, under the management of the
Cairnbrook Improvement Company, Inc. Each property owner is a stockholder in the company. All streets are hard-surfaced and lighted.
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Rockingham is a small mining village along Dark Shade Creek on State Route 160. The village is located on the site of the old
Rockingham Iron Furnace, erected in 1841. The village was rebuilt in 1916 by William Gahagen. The Rockingham post office was established in 1922.
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Township is named after Shade Creek. The township was incorporated in 1816. It was first settled in 1772 and was formed from Stoneycreek Township, which was one of the six original townships in Somerset County.
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Gahagen is a small mining village in the southeastern part of the township. It was established by the Gahagen Coal Company in 1919. The post office was established in 1922 and closed in 1956.
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Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Shade Township
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History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania
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73:Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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1361:United States portal
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360:Towns and Villages
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1217:communities
1185:Davidsville
1142:Southampton
1127:Quemahoning
1112:Northampton
1102:Middlecreek
1003:Wellersburg
983:Shanksville
942:Jennerstown
937:Indian Lake
862:County seat
802:January 31,
534:2021 (est.)
452:Forbes Road
282:Quemahoning
238:2020 census
1382:78°48′15″W
1379:40°06′33″N
1315:Sipesville
1180:Cairnbrook
1147:Stonycreek
1072:Greenville
947:Meyersdale
927:Hollsopple
917:Confluence
657:Census.gov
629:August 14,
609:References
553:As of the
421:Rockingham
371:Cairnbrook
142:Population
48:Cairnbrook
1339:Footnotes
1330:Zimmerman
1285:Markleton
1245:Fort Hill
1077:Jefferson
1057:Conemaugh
1042:Allegheny
1029:Townships
993:Stoystown
972:Salisbury
907:Casselman
902:Callimont
438:Buckstown
391:in 1994.
288:Geography
211:FIPS code
177:Time zone
1409:Category
1300:Randolph
1295:Ralphton
1290:Quecreek
1255:Hiyasota
1240:Fairhope
1195:Friedens
1137:Somerset
1067:Fairhope
1062:Elk Lick
988:Somerset
967:Rockwood
879:Boroughs
869:Somerset
755:June 10,
673:cite web
663:July 24,
576:Hispanic
570:, 0.03%
566:, 0.03%
562:, 0.07%
395:Reitz #2
226:township
107:Somerset
33:Township
1320:Springs
1270:Kantner
1265:Jenners
1260:Husband
1230:Boynton
1107:Milford
1092:Lincoln
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