Millrift, Pennsylvania

Millrift is an unincorporated community that is located in Westfall Township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Millrift, Pennsylvania
Millrift is located in Pennsylvania
Millrift
Millrift
Millrift is located in the United States
Millrift
Millrift
Coordinates: 41°24′32.3″N 74°44′34.7″W / 41.408972°N 74.742972°W / 41.408972; -74.742972
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPike
TownshipWestfall
Elevation
466 ft (142 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18340
Area code(s)570 and 272
GNIS feature ID1199171[1]

History and notable features

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Situated at the intersection of Delaware Drive and Bluestone Boulevard, on the west bank of the Delaware River, northwest of Matamoras,[2] Millrift was settled by James Sawyer, who moved his family from Orange County, New York.

The location was where Bush Kill meets the Delaware River, and eventually became known as Saw-Mill Rift. The Erie Railroad established a crossover for passing trains at the location and nicknamed it Turnover. The United States Postal Service opened a station there in 1884 under the current name of Mill Rift.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Millrift". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Pike County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "See and Know Pennsylvania: Mill Rift Post Office". The Evening News. April 26, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.