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Aitch, Pennsylvania - The Story Behind A PA Dpo

 
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Posted 05/11/2012   8:49 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add wt1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I don't know why I found this so entertaining, but I did, so I thought I'd post it.

Who knows about Aitch, Pennsylvania ... and how it got it's name?

I was reading an old 19th century handbook on the US Post Office that referred to how some small towns got their name, and found this one especially entertaining. Then, I looked up the postmark and the dates the post office was in operation and finally the story about the demise of the town in the 1970's:

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Posted 05/11/2012   10:02 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add apastuszak to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Very cool story. Thanks for sharing.
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