Lookout, Pennsylvania

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Lookout is an unincorporated area in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.{{GNIS|1179931}}

History

A post office called Lookout was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1969.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=5 January 2017}} The community was so named on account of its lofty elevation.{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=82|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=78}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Category:Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania

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