Wassergass, Pennsylvania
Wassergass is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, in the state of Pennsylvania in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.[1] The village is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, the state's third largest.
History
The village was originally known as Ironville, which was changed to avoid confusion with Iron Hill, a former village on Hellertown Road outside Bethlehem. The name Wassergass, in use since the 1890s, is German for "water lane", which originated because of a nearby stream. A post office was established in 1892 but remained in operation for only 12 years.[2][3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wassergass, Pennsylvania
- "Northampton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. Nov 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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