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Sheshequin, Pennsylvania

Sheshequin is an unincorporated community in Bradford County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

History

Sheshequin got its start as a Moravian mission in 1769. Sheshequin is a Native American name purported to mean "place of the rattle".

A post office was established at Sheshequin in 1810, and remained in operation until 1916.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sheshequin
  2. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sheshequin Post Office

41°51′19″N 76°29′27″W / 41.85528°N 76.49083°W / 41.85528; -76.49083