Puzzletown, Pennsylvania
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Puzzletown, Pennsylvania (40°22′37"N 78°29′24"W) is a small region, formerly known as Marionsville or Poplar Run, in Blair County
, Pennsylvania
. It is found at the bottom of a valley which leads up to Blue Knob, the second-highest mountain in the state and part of the Allegheny Front
, the eastern edge of the Appalachian Plateau
. It is a rural area with a population of three to five hundred at its most liberal definition and less than one hundred at its most restrictive.
Puzzletown is considered by most to be the Puzzletown Road, a road leading to the southwest from Newry, Pennsylvania
, and all of the short side streets and housing developments on it; others extend this for several miles after the road's name becomes Knob Run Road and others limit it to only the intersection of Puzzletown Road and Poplar Run Road and the few nearby side streets.
Puzzletown has had no city government of its own since the 19th century, when it was incorporated as Poplar Run; it currently is part of Duncansville
.
Blair County, Pennsylvania
-Significant Topographic Features:*Brush Mountain*Logan Valley*Morrison Cove*Tussey Mountain-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 129,144 people, 51,518 households, and 34,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 246 people per square mile . There were 55,061...
, 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...
. It is found at the bottom of a valley which leads up to Blue Knob, the second-highest mountain in the state and part of the Allegheny Front
Allegheny Front
The Allegheny Front is the major southeast- or east-facing escarpment in the Allegheny Mountains in southern Pennsylvania, western Maryland, and eastern West Virginia, USA. The Allegheny Front delineates the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians to its east from the Appalachian Plateau to its west...
, the eastern edge of the Appalachian Plateau
Appalachian Plateau
The Appalachian Plateau is the western part of the Appalachian mountains, stretching from New York and Alabama. The plateau is a second level United States physiographic region....
. It is a rural area with a population of three to five hundred at its most liberal definition and less than one hundred at its most restrictive.
Puzzletown is considered by most to be the Puzzletown Road, a road leading to the southwest from Newry, Pennsylvania
Newry, Pennsylvania
Newry is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 245 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area and one of the communities comprising the Altoona Urban Area....
, and all of the short side streets and housing developments on it; others extend this for several miles after the road's name becomes Knob Run Road and others limit it to only the intersection of Puzzletown Road and Poplar Run Road and the few nearby side streets.
Puzzletown has had no city government of its own since the 19th century, when it was incorporated as Poplar Run; it currently is part of Duncansville
Duncansville, Pennsylvania
Duncansville is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Duncansville is one of the communities that comprises the Altoona Urban Area...
.