Cannelton, Pennsylvania

Cannelton is an unincorporated community located in Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, about 3 miles west of Darlington. Settled in 1795, the Darlington Cannel Coal Railroad was built there starting in 1852^[1] eventually connecting to the Pennsylvania Railroad in New Galilee, Pennsylvania. Cannelton derived its name from the cannel coal that was mined there beginning in 1838.^[2]

References

↑ "Ira Mansfield's Cannel Coal". Milestones, Vol. 3, No. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
↑ "Cannelton Historical Marker". Retrieved 9 September 2011.

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Municipalities and communities of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Beaver

Cities	Aliquippa Beaver Falls

Boroughs	Ambridge Baden Beaver Big Beaver Bridgewater Conway Darlington East Rochester Eastvale Economy Ellwood City‡ Fallston Frankfort Springs Freedom Georgetown Glasgow Homewood Hookstown Industry Koppel Midland Monaca New Brighton New Galilee Ohioville Patterson Heights Rochester Shippingport South Heights West Mayfield

Townships	Brighton Center Chippewa Darlington Daugherty Franklin Greene Hanover Harmony Hopewell Independence Marion New Sewickley North Sewickley Patterson Potter Pulaski Raccoon Rochester South Beaver Vanport White

Unincorporated communities	Byersdale Cannelton Fombell Frisco Gringo Harshaville Kobuta

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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