Laboratory, Pennsylvania
Laboratory is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Moses Little Tavern.
An early variant name was "Pancake", after George Pancake, a pioneer citizen. Laboratory has been noted for its unusual place name.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laboratory, Pennsylvania
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 97.
- ^ Petras, Kathryn; Petras, Ross (December 18, 2007). Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity. Random House Publishing Group. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-307-41761-9.