Amsterdam
Unincorporated community
Abandoned Greek Revival house on Pennsylvania Route 258
Abandoned Greek Revival house on Pennsylvania Route 258
Amsterdam is located in Pennsylvania
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Location within Pennsylvania
Amsterdam is located in the United States
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Location within the contiguous United States
Amsterdam is located in North America
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Location within North America
Coordinates: 41°08′02″N 80°08′01″W / 41.13389°N 80.13361°W / 41.13389; -80.13361

Amsterdam is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]

History

A large share of the early settlers being natives of the Netherlands caused the name Amsterdam to be selected.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amsterdam, Pennsylvania
  2. ↑ White, John G. (1909). A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 161.


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