Freedom, Pennsylvania
| Freedom, Pennsylvania | |
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Typical scene on one of the borough's steep streets, with the Conway Yard and the Ohio River visible in the distance
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 Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°41′04″N 80°15′06″W / 40.68444°N 80.25167°WCoordinates: 40°41′04″N 80°15′06″W / 40.68444°N 80.25167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver |
| Settled | 1832 |
| Incorporated | 1838 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,569 |
| • Density | 2,984.4/sq mi (1,152.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 15042 |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
Freedom is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. In the early years of the twentieth century, chief industries included the production of oil, caskets, and monuments. Today, Freedom is considered a northern suburb of Greater Pittsburgh. The population was 1,569 at the 2010 census.
In 1824, the Harmony Society returned to Pennsylvania, from Indiana. The society settled in what is now Ambridge, Pennsylvania, five miles (8 km) up the Ohio River. One of the reasons the society left Indiana was because of harassment for their abolitionist activities. Their settlement was in Beaver County along the Ohio River. There they founded "Ökonomie," now better known as Old Economy Village. Here the Society gained worldwide recognition for its religious devotion and economic prosperity.
The Harmonites were abolitionists, and began placing signs along the Ohio River with one word, "FREEDOM".
The area of present-day Freedom, Pennsylvania, began to be called "Freedom" on maps of the Ohio River used by the steamboat navigators.
The community of Freedom was founded in 1832 by Jonathan Betz and Stephen Phillips, co-owners of a steamboat building business. They purchased about 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land for $2,000.00 from General Abner Lacock. The original village was surveyed and plotted by Simon Meredith. All of the lots, streets and alleys were located with special preference to the steam-boat building business, the only business at the time. Later, an additional 39 acres (160,000 m2) were purchased from Captain William Vicary for $2,500.00. Vicary himself retained some property in the area, including a stone house; today, the house remains a local landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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