Gallows Hill, Pennsylvania
| Gallows Hill, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Gallows Hill | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′50″N 75°13′19″W / 40.53056°N 75.22194°WCoordinates: 40°31′50″N 75°13′19″W / 40.53056°N 75.22194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Township | Springfield |
| Elevation | 617 ft (188 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 18930 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1173597[1] |
| Designated | 1925[2] |
Gallows Hill is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Gallows Hill is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 412 and Stony Garden Road/Gallows Hill Road.[3]
According to tradition, the community was named from a 17th-century traveler who hanged himself from a tree.[4]
References
- ↑ "Gallows Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Map) (19th ed.). 1"=2000'. ADC Map. 2006. p. 2583. § E5. ISBN 0-87530-774-4.
- ↑ Davis, William Watts Hart (1905). History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 38.
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