Cannelton, Pennsylvania

Cannelton, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community located in Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Settled in 1795, the Darlington Cannel Coal Railroad was built there starting in 1852^[1] eventually connecting to the Pennsylvania Railroad in New Galilee, Pennsylvania. Cannelton derived its name from the cannel coal that was mined there beginning in 1838.^[2]

References

^ "Ira Mansfield's Cannel Coal". Milestones, Vol. 3, No. 2. http://www.bchistory.org/beavercounty/BeaverCountyTopical/Mining/CanalcoalMSS77/CanalCoalMSS77.html. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
^ "Cannelton Historical Marker". http://www.flickr.com/photos/24842486@N07/4943071821/. Retrieved 9 September 2011.

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Municipalities and communities of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA

County seat: Beaver

Cities	Aliquippa \| Beaver Falls

Boroughs	Ambridge \| Baden \| Beaver \| Big Beaver \| Bridgewater \| Conway \| Darlington \| East Rochester \| Eastvale \| Economy \| Ellwood City‡ \| Fallston \| Frankfort Springs \| Freedom \| Georgetown \| Glasgow \| Homewood \| Hookstown \| Industry \| Koppel \| Midland \| Monaca \| New Brighton \| New Galilee \| Ohioville \| Patterson Heights \| Rochester \| Shippingport \| South Heights \| West Mayfield

Townships	Brighton \| Center \| Chippewa \| Darlington \| Daugherty \| Franklin \| Greene \| Hanover \| Harmony \| Hopewell \| Independence \| Marion \| New Sewickley \| North Sewickley \| Patterson \| Potter \| Pulaski \| Raccoon \| Rochester \| South Beaver \| Vanport \| White

Unincorporated communities	Byersdale \| Cannelton \| Fombell \| Frisco \| Gringo \| Harshaville \| Kobuta

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties