Rowes Run, Pennsylvania

Rowes Run, Pennsylvania is a census-designated place located in Redstone Township, which is in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The community was formerly part of the Grindstone-Rowes Run CDP, before it was split into two separate CDP's for the 2010 census. As of the 2010 census the population was 564.

History

Rowes Run was founded in 1907 by the Pittsburgh Coal Company. Also known as New Hill, it was named for a stream that ran through property owned by James Rowe, a prominent figure in the area. The mine located in the town was known as Colonial #3. In 1911, the town was acquired by the H. C. Frick Coke Company.

People from Rowes Run

One person of note from Rowes Run is one time Major League Baseball player Bobby Locke.

External links

• Rowes Run, PA coal patch town

References

• History

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Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: Uniontown Cities Connellsville Uniontown Boroughs Belle Vernon Brownsville Dawson Dunbar Everson Fairchance Fayette City Markleysburg Masontown Newell Ohiopyle Perryopolis Point Marion Seven Springs‡ Smithfield South Connellsville Vanderbilt Townships Brownsville Bullskin Connellsville Dunbar Franklin Georges German Henry Clay Jefferson Lower Tyrone Luzerne Menallen Nicholson North Union Perry Redstone Saltlick South Union Springfield Springhill Stewart Upper Tyrone Washington Wharton CDPs Allison Arnold City Bear Rocks Buffington Chalkhill Deer Lake East Uniontown Edenborn Fairhope Farmington Grindstone Hiller Hopwood Leith-Hatfield Lemont Furnace Lynnwood-Pricedale‡ Naomi New Salem Oliver Republic Ronco Rowes Run Smock South Uniontown Star Junction Unincorporated communities Acme Adah Collier Gans Lake Lynn McClellandtown Oliphant Furnace Sagamore Whitsett Wickhaven Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°00′34″N 79°49′01″W / 40.00944°N 79.81694°W / 40.00944; -79.81694