Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
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Summit Hill, Pennsylvania is a small borough in northeastern Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region, historically tied to early American coal mining and the development of the Lehigh Valley.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | borough in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| areaCode |
272
ⓘ
570 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mauch Chunk and Summit Hill gravity railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censusClassification | incorporated place ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Carbon County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Lehigh River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicHistory | coal mining–based economy ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1600 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| feature | overlooks Panther Creek Valley ⓘ |
| governmentType | borough council ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company lands ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early center of anthracite coal extraction
ⓘ
origin point for coal transported to the Lehigh Canal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to early American industrialization via coal supply ⓘ |
| historicIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
railroad-related employment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early American anthracite coal mining
ⓘ
role in development of the Lehigh Valley industrial region ⓘ |
| landUseHistory | coal mining and residential development ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carbon County School District service area
ⓘ
Lehigh Valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pisgah Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | its location on the summit of a mountain ridge ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCommunity |
Lansford, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorMetropolitanArea | Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Census Bureau defined areas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | small population relative to nearby urban centers ⓘ |
| postalCode | 18250 ⓘ |
| region |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coal Region of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Anthracite Coal Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlementType | borough ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportAccess | served by Pennsylvania state and local roads ⓘ |
| transportHistory |
coal shipped by gravity railroad to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe)
ⓘ
one of the earliest gravity railroads in the United States ⓘ |
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