Fordham is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]
History
A post office was established at Fordham in 1893, and closed the next year in 1894.[2][3]
Notable person
Steve Harrick, head football coach at West Virginia Tech from 1935 to 1946, was born in Fordham in 1897.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fordham, Pennsylvania
- ↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ↑ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 234.
- ↑ "Steve Harrick Wrestling Scholarship". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
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