Rowes Run, Pennsylvania

Rowes Run, Pennsylvania is a census-designated place located in Redstone Township, which is in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The community was part of the Grindstone-Rowes Run CDP before it was split into two separate CDP's for the 2010 census. As of the 2010 census the population was 564.

History

Rowes Run was founded in 1907 by the Pittsburgh Coal Company. Also known as New Hill, it was named for a stream that ran through property owned by James Rowe, a prominent figure in the area. The mine located in the town was known as Colonial #3. In 1911, the town was acquired by the H. C. Frick Coke Company.

Notable person

Bobby Locke, baseball player.

References

History

External links

Rowes Run, PA coal patch town

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Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Uniontown

Cities	Connellsville Uniontown

Boroughs	Belle Vernon Brownsville Dawson Dunbar Everson Fairchance Fayette City Markleysburg Masontown Newell Ohiopyle Perryopolis Point Marion Seven Springs‡ Smithfield South Connellsville Vanderbilt

Townships	Brownsville Bullskin Connellsville Dunbar Franklin Georges German Henry Clay Jefferson Lower Tyrone Luzerne Menallen Nicholson North Union Perry Redstone Saltlick South Union Springfield Springhill Stewart Upper Tyrone Washington Wharton

CDPs	Allison Arnold City Bear Rocks Buffington Chalkhill Deer Lake East Uniontown Edenborn Fairhope Farmington Grindstone Hiller Hopwood Leith-Hatfield Lemont Furnace Lynnwood-Pricedale‡ Naomi New Salem Oliver Republic Ronco Rowes Run Smock South Uniontown Star Junction

Unincorporated communities	Acme Adah Collier Gans Isabella Lake Lynn Lowber McClellandtown Moyer Oliphant Furnace Sagamore Whitsett Wickhaven

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

Coordinates: 40°00′34″N 79°49′01″W / 40.00944°N 79.81694°W / 40.00944; -79.81694

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