Damascus, Pennsylvania

Damascus, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Damascus
A curvy, paved road flanked by green trees on both sides. A sign on the right side of the road reads "WELCOME TO PENNSYLVANIA."
"Welcome to Pennsylvania" sign on Pennsylvania Route 370 in Damascus.
Nickname(s): Shields Mills[1] (historical)
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Damascus."
Damascus
Orson's Location within Pennsylvania.
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Damascus."
Damascus
Damascus (the US)
Coordinates: 41°42′11.3184″N 75°4′5.6064″W / 41.703144000°N 75.068224000°W / 41.703144000; -75.068224000Coordinates: 41°42′11.3184″N 75°4′5.6064″W / 41.703144000°N 75.068224000°W / 41.703144000; -75.068224000
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County

Wayne

Congressional district PA-10
School district Wayne Highlands
Region I
Magisterial District 22-3-04[2]
Township Damascus
Named for Damascus, Syria[3]
Elevation 735[4] ft (224 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code 18415[5]
Area code(s) Area Code 570 Exchange: 224
GNIS feature ID 1172912[4]
FIPS code 42-127-18104[6]-18096[4]
Major Roads
Waterways Beaverdam Creek,[7] Delaware River

Damascus is a village in Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The Damascus-Cochecton Bridge, across the Delaware River, connects it with Cochecton, New York. The bridge is often used by smugglers of fireworks, legal in Pennsylvania but illegal in New York State, in the run-up to the Independence Day holiday, in whose observance fireworks are used extensively.

History

The Damascus Post Office has been in operation since January 24, 1824.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: R. T. Peck & Company. p. 458. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Herschell, Don (22 September 1995). "Why name your town Ninevah?". Observer-Reporter. Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania. p. B5. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Damscus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Look up a ZIP CodeTM". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Damascus Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Beaverdam Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Postmaster Finder Post Offices by County". United States Postal Service. USPS. 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.