Millrift is an unincorporated community that is located in Westfall Township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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| Coordinates: 41°24′32.3″N 74°44′34.7″W / 41.408972°N 74.742972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Pike |
| Township | Westfall |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18340 |
| Area code(s) | 570 and 272 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1199171[1] |
History and notable features
editSituated 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
edit- ^ "Millrift". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Pike County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ "See and Know Pennsylvania: Mill Rift Post Office". The Evening News. April 26, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
