Reduction, Pennsylvania

Reduction, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Reduction, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°11′01″N 79°46′15″W / 40.18361°N 79.77083°W / 40.18361; -79.77083Coordinates: 40°11′01″N 79°46′15″W / 40.18361°N 79.77083°W / 40.18361; -79.77083
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Westmoreland
Elevation 919 ft (280 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 724
GNIS feature ID 1184816[1]

Reduction (also Flynns) is an unincorporated community in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. United States.[1] The community is located on the Youghiogheny River. Its population is 60, down from a peak of 400.[2]

History

American Reduction Company, a garbage processing company, founded the community to provide housing for its workers at a local garbage plant. The plant closed in 1936, and in 1948, John Stawovy bought the town for $10,000. Their son David put the community up for sale again in 2017.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Reduction, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 DeKok, David (March 23, 2017). "Town of Reduction, population 60, up for sale in Pennsylvania". Reuters. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


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