Conyngham, Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Route 93 in Conyngham during a traffic jam
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| Coordinates: 40°59′24″N 76°03′42″W / 40.99000°N 76.06167°WCoordinates: 40°59′24″N 76°03′42″W / 40.99000°N 76.06167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Settled | 1806 |
| Incorporated | 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Joseph Carrelli (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,914 |
| • Density | 1,875/sq mi (723.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 18219 |
| Area code(s) | 570 Exchange: 788 |
Conyngham is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,914 at the 2010 census.
The Lehigh-Susquehanna Turnpike (1804) traveled through the middle of modern-day Main Street in Conyngham, and at least one of the tollgates was situated near the village; the road was an ancient Amerindian path known as the "Warrior's Trail", then became a rough wagon road, the Lausanne-Nescopeck Road before it was chartered in 1804 as a toll road and improved ca. 1806. The lower and steep part of it fell into disuse during the passenger railroad era, save as a bridle trail as it does not appear as a wagon road on the first USGS topographic maps descending the south slopes of Broad Mountain to the mouth of the Nesquehoning Creek. The advent of motoring clubs and plentiful cars resulted in the desire to have a road where the Amerindian trail and toll road once went, so PA 93 was scratched together, but today the south start is along a high level bridge from downtown Nesquehoning, PA vice climbing up Jean's Run ravine from near the creek's mouth.
In 1815 Redmond Conyngham served a term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Luzerne County, and in 1820 served a term in the State Senate.
Captain Gustavus Conyngham was a cousin of Redmond Conyngham. He was an unsung hero of the Revolution. He commanded a privateer and was the first to carry the American flag into the English Channel.
Conyngham Village was named in honor of Captain Conyngham. As the story has been told by Henry Martens on Conyngham, Pa., the townspeople suggested naming the village after Redmond Conyngham, but he replied that the town should be named in honor of his cousin, Gustavus, who frequently made trips to England to obtain military supplies for revolutionary colonists, of which he was one.
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