Leechburg, Pennsylvania
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Leechburg, Pennsylvania is a small borough in Armstrong County known historically as an early center of the steel and wire industry along the Kiskiminetas River.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
borough
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
724
ⓘ
878 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
|
| county | Armstrong County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
post-industrial economy
ⓘ
small population ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
metalworking industries
ⓘ
steel manufacturing ⓘ wire production ⓘ |
| hasEconomicTransition | shift from heavy industry to service-oriented economy ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Leechburg Area School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic industrial town
ⓘ
small-town residential community ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | borough council ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | mixed residential and light commercial ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | mayor ⓘ |
| hasPublicService |
local police department
ⓘ
public library ⓘ volunteer fire department ⓘ |
| hasRiverFeature | riverfront along the Kiskiminetas River ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision | residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early center of the steel industry
ⓘ
early center of the wire industry ⓘ |
| inMetropolitanArea | Pittsburgh metropolitan statistical area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedOnWaterway | Kiskiminetas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiskiminetas River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Allegheny River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNortheastOf | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kiskiminetas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | David Leech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pittsburgh region
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh metropolitan area
United States Rust Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 15656 ⓘ |
| region |
Appalachian Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| timezoneStandard | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| transportation |
Pennsylvania Route 356
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Route 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ligonier Valley