Fairhope, Pennsylvania
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Fair Hope, Pennsylvania is a township of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
[edit] History
Fair Hope is a small railroad town located along the historic B&O Railroad. The town was laid out after the end of the civil war in 1891. [1]
In 1881, Pittsburgh entrepreneurs established the North Savage Firebrick Works of Welsh, Palmer & Maxwell just outside Fair Hope village. The company specializes in the manufacture of superior quality of red brick. [1]
The B&O railroad line through Fair Hope continues to operate, however it has been absorbed in the CSX Transportation.
[edit] Geography
Latitude 39.8948, Longitude -78.8304
