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Marguerite, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°15′49″N 79°27′48″W / 40.26361°N 79.46333°W / 40.26361; -79.46333
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Marguerite
Marguerite is located in Pennsylvania
Marguerite
Marguerite
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Marguerite is located in the United States
Marguerite
Marguerite
Marguerite (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°15′49″N 79°27′48″W / 40.26361°N 79.46333°W / 40.26361; -79.46333
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Elevation
1,060 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1180403[1]

Marguerite is an unincorporated community and coal town in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was also known as Klondike.

According to a 1994 study by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Marguerite was established in 1897, when The Standard Connellsville Coke Company began developing a coal mine and coke works nearby and built houses for the employees. A second mine followed in 1900. The H.C. Frick Coke Company took over operations in 1903 and built more houses. At one point nearly 1,000 people reportedly lived in the area. Mining and coking ceased in Marguerite in the 1940s. The 1994 study found some traces of prior industrial activity, primarily disused coke ovens.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marguerite, Pennsylvania
  2. ^ Muller, Edward and Carlisle, Ronald. "Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites" (PDF). National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. pp. 59–62. Retrieved February 18, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)