Turtlepoint, Pennsylvania
Turtlepoint, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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| GNIS feature ID | 1189976[1] |
Turtlepoint is an
The Allegheny River flows through the area.The area is notable for its large, flat farm fields, a rarity in mountainous Northern Pennsylvania. The community is also home to a gravel pit business.
A center of the community is Carlsons' Store, which features a grocery store, meat market, deli, US Post Office, and agricultural supplies/feed store. It has been operated by the Carlson family for several generations and is a rare remaining example of the general stores that were common in rural parts of North America in the middle of the twentieth century.
Filming of Unstoppable
Parts of the 2010 film Unstoppable were filmed in Turtlepoint and many of the small communities nearby. The scene involving the horse trailer being hit by the train was filmed at Carlsons' Store.
Notable people
- Susan "Busty Heart" Sykes, big-bust entertainer, owns a strip club in the hamlet
- Martin Causer, American politician, resident of the hamlet for over 20 years
References
- ^ a b "Turtlepoint". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
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