Hyndman, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 39°49′16″N 78°43′17″W / 39.82111°N 78.72139°WCoordinates: 39°49′16″N 78°43′17″W / 39.82111°N 78.72139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bedford |
| Settled | 1800 |
| Incorporated | 1877 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Travis Leap |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,404 ft (428 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 910 |
| • Density | 1,779/sq mi (686.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 15545 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
Hyndman is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 910.
The first known settler in the area was Samuel Waters, who lived near Wills Creek and built a bridge across it before 1800. About 1800, Jacob Burkett and Amos Raley started a boat-building business at the settlement called Bridgeport. Boats were needed to float grain down to Cumberland, Maryland. In 1850, Enoch Cade opened a store, and in 1865 a one-room school was opened. Samuel Miller began laying out a town on his land north of the creek. In 1871 the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad first came through the town going from Cumberland to Pittsburgh, and the Bedford and Bridgeport Railroad was built from Mt. Dallas (near Everett) to Cumberland. In September 1877 the town was incorporated, and in December of that year the town was renamed Hyndman in honor of the B&O's Connellsville Division Railroad Superintendent E. K. Hyndman. The first elected officials were Chief Burgess S. M. Wilhelm and Council members J. W. Madore, W. S. Mullin, Samuel Miller, and Henry Miller. Early industries included the manufacturing of bricks and limestone.
In 1889 the National Bank of South Pennsylvania was opened in Hyndman. In 1905 the bank failed. It was purchased by J. J. Hoblitzell, giving it the name it has today - Hoblitzell National Bank. In 1892 the Hyndman Water Company was completed, in 1893 the electric plant opened, the telephone exchange was begun in 1906, and in 1927 a fire company was organized.
Hyndman is located in southwestern Bedford County at 39°49′16″N 78°43′17″W / 39.82111°N 78.72139°W (39.821033, -78.721283). It is surrounded by Londonderry Township.
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