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 Delmont, Pennsylvania
N 40° 24.629 W 079° 34.317
17T E 621166 N 4474297
Delmont is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,497 at the 2000 census. The Municipal Office is located in the old town school at 77 Greensburg Street.
Waymark Code: WMHZFV
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2013
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Delmont, Pennsylvania
Informaion excerpted from Wikipedia
Delmont was initially known as New Salem. The 300 acres of land was warranted to William Wilson in 1784 and upon his arrival in 1785 he named the area New Salem. In 1812 a post office was established in New Salem and it was named Salem X Roads(Salem Crossroads), Pennsylvania. Hugh Bigham was the first postmaster. Wilson continued to farm on the land until his death in 1796. After Wilson's death in 1796 his estate was divided between his sons, Thomas and George. It was not until 1812 that the patent was validated. Eventually, the family conveyed their deeds over to Thomas and he became the sole owner of the property. Thomas decided to divide the property into 48 lots to form a crossroads village. Thomas Wilson designed the town around a watering trough that was built in 1810 by Hugh Bigham. The watering trough was originally known as the "running pump." The watering trough was connected with wooden pipes to a "Big Spring" that's never known to run dry. In 1814, two days before Christmas, 48 lots were auctioned off to form a "crossroads" town. As the area developed, the town was referred to locally as "Salem Crossroads." On April 8, 1833, the town was incorporated as "New Salem Borough" and the post office still remained Salem Crossroads,PA. On May 23,1871, Zachariah Zimmerman the town's postmaster and druggist changed the name of the post office from Salem Crossroads to Delmont. The town and the post office carried two different names until 1967 when Mayor Franklin Mangery promoted the effort to change the name of the town to Delmont. On May 16,1967 residents went to the polls and voted to change the name of the town from New Salem Borough to Delmont. Several areas in and around the borough still carry the Salem reference. Major navigational roads were built through the area in the late 18th century, and what is now local Route 66 was built in 1800. The East-West Northern Turnpike was completed in 1819 linking Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. Delmont was a busy stagecoach stop boasting at one time five stage coach lines through the village. Travelers would stop tired and hungry and patronized the several inns and taverns in town. In 1853, the Pennsylvania Railroad was complete through Westmoreland County to Pittsburgh. This was a faster more economical way to travel. In 1855,the last stagecoach passed through the crossroads village and ended the stagecoach era for the crossroads town.
About the Town Hall
The Municipal Offices for Delmont is located in the former Public School Building, which also houses the Borough Police Department, Public Library, as well as a few other small businesses. The building was built in 1898 and was discontinued as a school in 1983, when students were sent to either Murrysville (Franklin Regional) or Greensburg (Greensburg-Salem). After the school closed, the building was purchased by the Borough and the offices moved in.
Name: Delmont Borough Building
Address:
77 Greensburg Street
Delmont, PA United States Of America
15626
Date of Construction: 1898 as a school, school closed in 1983, afterwards became town hall
Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: [Web Link]
Architect: Not listed
Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Not listed
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