Winslow, Pennsylvania

Winslow is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]

History

A post office was established as Hudson in 1869, the name was changed to Winslow in 1888, and the post office closed in 1923.[2] Augustus G. Winslow was the first postmaster.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winslow, Pennsylvania
  2. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 238.

Coordinates: 40°55′28″N 78°53′02″W / 40.92444°N 78.88389°W / 40.92444; -78.88389


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