The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 285 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Beaver County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, cross-country skiing, and other activities.
Beaver County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,215. Its county seat is Beaver. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington counties. It took its name from the Beaver River.
Pittsburgh International Race Complex (commonly known as Pitt Race) is an auto racing road course located in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Pitt Race hosts amateur and professional automobile, motorcycle, and karting events.
Economy is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,079 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Frisco is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. A portion extends north into Perry Township in Lawrence County. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 288, southeast of Ellwood City. The area was the site of a tube mill during World War I.
Geneva College is a private Christian college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergraduates in over 30 majors, as well as graduate students in a handful of master's programs. The only undergraduate institution affiliated with the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA), the college's undergraduate core curriculum emphasizes the humanities and the formation of a Reformed Christian worldview.
Gringo is an unincorporated community in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 151, near the border with Raccoon Township. The area was the site of an oil field in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; there was at least one functioning well operating until the 1960s. The community has disappeared from most contemporary maps, but lives on in the name of Gringo Road and a few business names.
Harshaville is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the junction of Pennsylvania Route 18 and U.S. Route 30, near Raccoon Creek State Park. The community is located at the terminus of Pennsylvania Route 151.
Hopewell High School is a public high school in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only high school in the Hopewell Area School District. Athletic teams compete as the Hopewell Vikings in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League.
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School is a public charter school located within Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland, Pennsylvania. It opened in 2006. The school provides grades 7th through 12th. While it is a public school, students must apply, and audition to attend. The school is run by a seven-member board of trustees which appoints the school's administration.
The Monaca–East Rochester Bridge is a steel through continuous truss bridge which crosses the Ohio River between Monaca, Pennsylvania and East Rochester, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1959 and was tolled until 1973. By the late 1970s, the segment of PA 51 from 17th Street in Monaca to its concurrency with PA 18 across the Monaca-Rochester Bridge was moved to its current alignment across the Monaca–East Rochester Bridge and its brief concurrencies with PA 65 and PA 68.
Quigley Catholic High School was located in Baden, Pennsylvania. It was the only Roman Catholic high school in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The school opened in 1967 and was named for Monsignor Thomas J. Quigley. The school was closed after nearly 53 years on May 29, 2020, at the conclusion of the 2019-2020 school year.
Raccoon Creek State Park is a 7,572-acre (3,064 ha) Pennsylvania state park on Raccoon Creek in Hanover and Independence townships in Beaver County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is about 30 miles (48 km) from the city of Pittsburgh, near Hookstown. Raccoon Creek State Park is easily accessed from Pennsylvania Route 18 and U.S Routes 30 and 22. The park offers numerous activities such as hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, camping, swimming, fishing, and boating, the last three at the 101-acre (41 ha) "Raccoon Lake."
Reeves Field, also known as Reeves Stadium is a football stadium located on the campus of Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. It was named in honor of local banker John T. Reeves, whose heirs donated land for the complex.
The Rochester-Beaver Railroad Bridge spans the Beaver River between the boroughs of Rochester, Pennsylvania and Bridgewater, Pennsylvania. It is the second railroad bridge to be constructed on this site and carries one track (formerly two) of the Cleveland Line of Norfolk Southern Railway. The structure is only about 100 feet from the river's mouth at its confluence with the Ohio River.
The Shippingport Bridge is a cantilevered through truss bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 168 across the Ohio River between Shippingport, Pennsylvania and Industry, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1961. From 1951 until the opening of this bridge in 1964, PA 168 was accessed across the river via Cooks Ferry.
Zelienople Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPJC, FAA LID: PJC) is a public airport in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, a mile west of Zelienople, a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The airport is owned by the Borough of Zelienople and operated by the Zelienople Municipal Authority. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Penn State Beaver is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Center Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
The Merrick Art Gallery is an early private art museum in western Pennsylvania, founded by industrialist Edward Dempster Merrick in 1880 in the old New Brighton, Pennsylvania railroad station. The gallery, or museum, was expanded to two connected buildings holding 240 works of art, and remains open, free-of-charge, to the public. The gallery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
New Galilee is a borough in northern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 331 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Aliquippa is a city in Beaver County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, located on the Ohio River in the western portion of the Greater Pittsburgh Region. The population was 9,238 at the 2020 census.
Ambridge High School is a midsized, suburban secondary school in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. By 2016, the school enrollment was reported as 749 pupils in grades 9th through 12th.
West Aliquippa is a neighborhood in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is actually located just north of the city of Aliquippa, from which it derives its name. West Aliquippa is located on the Ohio River. It shares a ZIP code with Aliquippa: 15001.
Beaver Area High School is a public high school in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only high school in the Beaver Area School District. Athletic teams compete as the Beaver Bobcats in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League.
Freedom Area Senior High School is a public high school in Freedom, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only high school in the Freedom Area School District. Athletic teams compete as the Freedom Bulldogs in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League.
Central Valley High School is a public high school in Center Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only high school in the Central Valley School District (Pennsylvania). Athletic teams compete as the Central Valley Warriors in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League.
Baden is a borough in southeastern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,912 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Baden is the former site of Logstown, a significant Native American settlement.
White Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,318 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
West Mayfield is a borough in northern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,196 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Rochester is a borough in central Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 3,480 at the 2020 census. Like many places around Pittsburgh, Rochester was a former industrial hub, home to the H. C. Fry Glass Company, and was a major junction on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Recently, Rochester has been a background for films, including the 1986 movie Gung Ho, the 1996 movie Kingpin, and the 2000 movie Wonder Boys.
Midland is a borough located along the Ohio River in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 2,430. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Founded in 1906, it was initially a company town surrounding the Crucible Steel Company's Midland Works.
Fallston is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Beaver River. The population was 255 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
North Sewickley Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,496 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Daugherty Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,075 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Shippingport is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Ohio River. The population was 159 at the 2020 census. Shippingport is home to the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station and the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Freedom is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Ohio River 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 1,495 at the 2020 census. Originally founded as a steamboat building town, chief industries later included the production of oil, caskets, and monuments. Today, Freedom is considered a northern suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
East Rochester is a borough in central Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 563 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Ambridge is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Incorporated in 1905 as a company town by the American Bridge Company, Ambridge is located 16 miles (25 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, along the Ohio River. The population was 6,960 at the 2020 census.
Big Beaver is a borough in northern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,852 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The area was originally incorporated as Big Beaver Township in 1802, and was reincorporated as a borough in 1958.
Beaver Falls is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,005 at the 2020 census. Located 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, the city lies along the Beaver River, six miles (9 km) north of its confluence with the Ohio River. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Eastvale is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 183 at the 2020 census.
Bridgewater is a borough in central Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 744 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The borough is best known as the home of the Bruster's Ice Cream chain. A few scenes in the 1986 movie Gung Ho were also shot in Bridgewater. Much of Bridgewater, including its two major streets, are included in the Bridgewater Historic District.
Darlington is a borough in northwestern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 248 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Beaver is a borough in and the county seat of Beaver County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers, approximately 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 4,838. The borough is a Tree City USA community.
Conway is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Ohio River. At the 2020 census, the borough had a total population of 2,166. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Conway is the site of the Conway Yard, a major railroad classification yard and locomotive facility, owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway. From 1956 until 1980, it was the largest rail yard in the world.
Frankfort Springs is a borough in southern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Patterson Heights is a borough in north-central Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 637 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
South Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 389 at the 2020 census. South Heights was first known as Ethel's Landing, a docking point on the Ohio River. The name of the town was changed to Shannopin when the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad established a station there. When the name of the town was changed to South Heights, the station became known as South Heights Station.
Patterson Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,132 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Harmony Township is a township and census-designated place in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,197 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Homewood is a borough in northern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 104 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Ohioville is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,345 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Industry is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 1,833.
Glasgow is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 71 at the 2020 census.
Hookstown is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 130 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
New Brighton is a borough in north-central Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Beaver River. Lying 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, it is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. In the past, New Brighton had industries in pottery, bricks, sewer pipe, glass, flour, twine, lead kegs, refrigerators, bath tubs, wall paper, steel castings, nails, rivets, and wire.
Koppel is a borough in northern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 708 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Monaca ( mi-NAK-ə) is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States along the Ohio River, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. First incorporated as Phillipsburg as the home of the New Philadelphia Society, the name of the borough was changed to Monaca in honor of the Native American Monacatootha. Fire clay is found in large quantities in the vicinity, and there is a Stoelzle Glass plant in the town.
Georgetown is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 174 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Little Blue Run Lake, the U.S.'s largest coal slurry waste impound, is located next to the town.
Beaver County Airport or (IATA: BFP, ICAO: KBVI, FAA LID: BVI) is a county-owned public airport three miles northwest of Beaver Falls, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Beaver Valley Power Station is a nuclear power plant on the Ohio River covering 1,000 acres (400 ha) near Shippingport, Pennsylvania, United States, 27 miles (43 km) roughly northwest of Pittsburgh. The Beaver Valley plant is operated by Energy Harbor and power is generated by two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors.
Darlington Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,817 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Pulaski Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,296 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Potter Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 522 at the 2020 census. It is home to the Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex.
Franklin Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,876 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Raccoon Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,788 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Marion Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 799 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Brighton Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,829 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Hanover Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,690 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Greene Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,185 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Chippewa Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,037 at the 2020 census. The township shares the ZIP code of nearby Beaver Falls. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Center Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 11,632. It is a suburban community located approximately 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. Center Township is home to two colleges, Penn State Beaver and Community College of Beaver County. Center Township is also one of the largest retail centers in the area. Ambitious municipal and recreation programs include a system of parks and playgrounds with picnic areas, recreation programs and a Community Youth Center.
Hopewell Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 13,489 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
New Sewickley Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,164 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Independence Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,242 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Rochester Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,708. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Little Blue Run Lake or Little Blue Run is the largest coal ash impound in the United States. FirstEnergy owns the site, located in Western Pennsylvania and parts of the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and has disposed of billions of gallons of coal waste into the body of water. Several court cases have been brought against the company as a result of the damage caused by the company's practices at the site.
South Beaver Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,690 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Vanport Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Ohio River. The population was 1,289 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
The Merrill Lock No. 6 is the remnant of a historic lock and dam complex located along the Ohio River at Industry, Pennsylvania, United States. The remaining buildings, which now compose a restaurant, are together listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Aliquippa School District is a small, urban, public school district located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The District serves the City of Aliquippa. Aliquippa School District encompasses approximately 4 square miles (10 km2). According to 2010 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 9,438 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $13,718, while the median family income was $34,003. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. The educational attainment levels for the Aliquippa School District population (25 years old and over) were 86.5% high school graduates and 16.3% college graduates.
Aliquippa station is a former railway station located in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States. The station was constructed and used by the now defunct Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. Constructed in 1911, the station has also gone by the name of Woodlawn station because of the former town of Woodlawn that was merged with Aliquippa in the late 1870s. After the station closed to passengers, it was used for several years by the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company as an office building. Today, the structure sits vacant just outside the city of Aliquippa. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Passenger Station, Aliquippa.
The Ambridge–Aliquippa Bridge is a steel cantilever through truss bridge which crosses the Ohio River at Ambridge, Pennsylvania. The bridge was originally named the Ambridge-Woodlawn Bridge but was soon renamed Ambridge-Aliquippa when Woodland was eclipsed by the rapid expansion of the Aliquippa Works of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company. Ambridge was incorporated in 1910 - named after the American Bridge Company which had significant operations along the Ohio River opposite the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company.
The B.F. Jones Memorial Library is a historic library in Aliquippa, a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for steel tycoon Benjamin Franklin Jones, it was built in 1927 with money donated by Jones' daughter.: 5 As a product of the profits of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, for which Aliquippa was a company town, it resembled a Carnegie library.
The Beaver Area Memorial Library is part of the Beaver County Library System in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It is located on College Avenue in Beaver, Pennsylvania.
The Beaver Valley Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Center Township, Pennsylvania, serving Beaver County within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. It is owned by the Namdar Realty Group. Its anchors are Boscov's, Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, and Rural King. The mall offers more than 35 stores and services, and also contains a U-Haul storage center.
Blackhawk High School is a public high school in Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania, United States, with a mailing address for nearby Beaver Falls. It is the only high school in the Blackhawk School District. Athletic teams compete as the Blackhawk Cougars in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League.
The Bridgewater Historic District is a historic district in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, United States. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 28, 1996, it includes buildings built between 1818 and 1933, although the most significant buildings in the district are those that were built before the Civil War in the 1860s. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Beaver Rivers, Bridgewater was a transportation center as the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal during the pre-Civil War era. This prosperity is reflected in many of the district's buildings: the adjacent communities of Beaver and Rochester were less significant during that time, and accordingly have a much smaller number of period buildings.
Byersdale is an unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Pennsylvania,
The Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls is a historic Carnegie library in the city of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. Erected as Beaver County's first library building, it was financed by Andrew Carnegie and designed by a leading Pittsburgh architect in grand architectural style that helped to redefine the image of the typical Carnegie library. Numerous community organizations have used its space, which remains in continued use as a library, and it has been named a historic site.
College Hill is a neighborhood located in the northern section of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. Geneva College is located in the community, and is the namesake of College Hill.
The Community College of Beaver County (also known as CCBC) is a community college located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The school includes approximately 3,600 credit students and over 3,200 non-credit students from in and around Beaver County.
Conway Yard (also known as Conway Terminal) is a major rail yard located in the boroughs of Conway and Freedom, Pennsylvania, 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, along the Ohio River. It was the largest freight yard in the world from 1956 until 1980. It is currently owned by Norfolk Southern (NS) and is one of the largest yards in the United States.
The Fallston Bridge is a historic structure that crosses the Beaver River between the boroughs of New Brighton, and Fallston, Pennsylvania. The bridge was opened in 1884 to replace a tolled, wooden 1836 structure that was destroyed during a major flood. Crossing under a low-clearance railroad underpass on one side of the river and featuring a sharp approach ramp on the opposite shore, the dated structure is insufficiently designed for modern traffic and is often hazardous during rainy conditions. Although it was rehabilitated in 2003, the bridge still received only a 2 out of 100 rated from the Department of Transportation in terms of its structural status.
Fombell is an unincorporated community that includes both Franklin Township and Marion Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its U.S. postal zip code is 16123. Its elevation ranges from 879 feet (268 m) along the creek to 1280 feet on top of the hills, and it is located at 40°48′34″N 80°12′6″W (40.8095093, -80.2017277).