STRINGTOWN-DRAVO

NAME: Stringtown-Dravo COUNTY: Allegheny ROADS: 4WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: Snow in winter and very hot in the summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring/Fall

COMMENTS: This site is only available from the Youghegheny River bike trail. Only the cementery is seen from the road. There are no residents in this town. REMAINS: Dravo Methodist Cemetery and 10 house foundations

The Twin Towns of Dravo and Stringtown were founded in the early 1800s. The towns' people mostly worked in the mines across the river. The towns survived until about the 1950's when local access road was washed out and the last residents left. The church that was next to the cementery burned down in the early 1900's. The fire was caused by a passing train. Submitted by: Jason Gilbert

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