Reduction, Pennsylvania
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]
Reduction, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Reduction, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′01″N 79°46′15″W | |
| 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] |
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
- "Reduction, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- DeKok, David (March 23, 2017). "Town of Reduction, population 60, up for sale in Pennsylvania". Reuters. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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