Lake Como, Pennsylvania
Lake Como is a village in Buckingham and Preston Townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
History
The town is named after Lake Como in Italy.
Background
Lake Como between 20 and 30 houses along its shores, inhabited by a mix of year-round residents and vacationers.
Nearby are summer camps Nesher, Lohikan, Wayne and Morasha. Landmarks include "The Fort," "The Rock Wall", and "Endless LW."
There are many species of fish in the private lake, including bass, chain pickerel, walleye, perch, blue-gills, crappies, sun-fish, and bullheads. There are also turtles, snakes, frogs and freshwater mussels.
References
- ^ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Lake Como". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Preston Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
- ^ Frank, Norcross (January 1, 1901). "A History of the New York swamp" (PDF).
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Report of the State Commissioners of Fisheries. Pennsylvania State Commissioners of Fisheries. 1897.
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