Obelisk, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
40°17′17″N 75°30′41″W / 40.28806°N 75.51139°W / 40.28806; -75.5113919492
Obelisk is an unincorporated community in Upper Frederick Township and Lower Frederick Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Obelisk is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 73 and Faust Road.[2]
Etymology
According to tradition, the community was so named from image of an obelisk in the logo of paper collars sold in the area.[3]
References
- ^ "Obelisk". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Map) (18th ed.). 1"=2000'. ADC Map. 2006. p. 3028. § H4. ISBN 0-87530-775-2.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 92.
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