Star Junction, Pennsylvania

Star Junction
census-designated place
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Fayette
Elevation	981 ft (299 m)
Coordinates	40°3′45″N 79°45′49″W / 40.06250°N 79.76361°W / 40.06250; -79.76361
Population	616 (2010 census)
Established	1893
Timezone	EST (UTC-4)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	15482
Area code	724
Location of Star Junction in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Star Junction Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Roughly the jct. of PA 51 and PA 4036, including Post Office Rd., Church St., PA 532, and Old Ridge Rd., Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°3′42″N 79°45′43″W / 40.06167°N 79.76194°W / 40.06167; -79.76194
Built	1892
Architect	Washington Coal and Coke
Architectural style	company built miner's duplex
Governing body	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
MPS	Bituminous Coal and Coke Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP Reference #	97001244 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 24, 1997

Star Junction is a census-designated place^[2] in Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 51. As of the 2010 census the population was 616 residents.^[3]

History

It was founded in 1893, when the Washington No. 2 Mine was opened by the Washington Coal and Coke Company.^[4] It received its name because it was once the home of a railroad depot, the end of the line for the Washington Run Railroad. Star Junction was once a coal mining center, with beehive ovens for coke manufacture and a foundry. It was the site of labor unrest, including the walkout of 4,500 miners in 1922.^[5] Although the company store and mines are long gone, the "patch" (the groups of company houses) still remain and house many residents. This area was added to the "Determined Eligible List" of the Bureau of Historic Preservation, as an example of a typical coal town,^[6] and has been added to the NRHP.

Education

Star Junction is served by the Frazier School District.

References

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-320, "Town of Star Junction"

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