Millrift, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
41°24′32.3″N 74°44′34.7″W / 41.408972°N 74.742972°W / 41.408972; -74.74297218340
Millrift is an unincorporated community that is located in Westfall Township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States.
History and notable features
Situated at the intersection of Delaware Drive and Bluestone Boulevard, on the west bank of the Delaware River, northwest of Matamoras,[2] Millrift was settled by James Sawyer, who moved his family from Orange County, New York.
The location was where Bush Kill meets the Delaware River, and eventually became known as Saw-Mill Rift. The Erie Railroad established a crossover for passing trains at the location and nicknamed it Turnover. The United States Postal Service opened a station there in 1884 under the current name of Mill Rift.[3]
References
- ^ "Millrift". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Pike County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ "See and Know Pennsylvania: Mill Rift Post Office". The Evening News. April 26, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Milford
- Birchwood Lakes
- Conashaugh Lakes
- Fawn Lake Forest
- Gold Key Lake
- Hemlock Farms
- Lake Wallenpaupack Estates
- Masthope
- Pine Ridge
- Pocono Mountain Lake Estates
- Pocono Ranch Lands
- Pocono Woodland Lakes
- Saw Creek‡
- Sunrise Lake
- The Escape
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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