Bulger, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Bulger is an unincorporated community
in Smith Township
, Washington County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The ZIP Code
is 15019. Bulger was a coal mining town and was the birthplace of football player Doug Russell. Among the companies located in Bulger were the Pittsburgh Coal Company
, the Bulger Block Coal Company, and the Verner Coal & Coke Company.
Bulger is also the birthplace of Travis Hans.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Smith Township
Smith Township, Pennsylvania
Smith Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 4,567.-Geography:...
, Washington County
Washington County, Pennsylvania
-Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 152,534 registered voters in Washington County .* Democratic: 89,027 * Republican: 49,025 * Other Parties: 14,482...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 15019. Bulger was a coal mining town and was the birthplace of football player Doug Russell. Among the companies located in Bulger were the Pittsburgh Coal Company
Pittsburgh Coal Company
The Pittsburgh Coal Company was a bituminous coal mining company, controlled by the Mellon family. It later merged with Consolidation Coal Company, controlled by the Rockefeller family.-Coal Mines:...
, the Bulger Block Coal Company, and the Verner Coal & Coke Company.
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Bulger is also the birthplace of Travis Hans.