Wilcox, Pennsylvania
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The unincorporated village of Wilcox is located in Jones Township
, Elk County, Pennsylvania
. The community was named after a settler, Col. A.I. Wilcox. The Swedish Lutheran Parsonage
located at 230 Kane Street was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2005.
The year 2008 marked the 150th anniversary of the settling of this village. Wilcox is located in Jones Township
which is home of the Allegheny Mountains
, and the East Branch Lake. Over 250,000 visitors a year come to Wilcox to enjoy the natural foresting, fishing, hunting, and three state and national parks.
Jones Township, Pennsylvania
Jones Township is a township in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,721 at the 2000 census. Bendigo State Park and part of Elk State Park, two Pennsylvania state parks are in Jones Township, on the East Branch of the Clarion River....
, Elk County, Pennsylvania
Elk County, Pennsylvania
Elk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,946.Elk County was created on April 18, 1843, from parts of Jefferson, Clearfield and McKean Counties, and is named for the Eastern elk that historically inhabited the region. Its county...
. The community was named after a settler, Col. A.I. Wilcox. The Swedish Lutheran Parsonage
Swedish Lutheran Parsonage
Swedish Lutheran Parsonage is a historic church parsonage at 230 Kane Street Wilcox in Jones Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1901 in the Queen Anne style.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005....
located at 230 Kane Street was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2005.
The year 2008 marked the 150th anniversary of the settling of this village. Wilcox is located in Jones Township
Jones Township, Pennsylvania
Jones Township is a township in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,721 at the 2000 census. Bendigo State Park and part of Elk State Park, two Pennsylvania state parks are in Jones Township, on the East Branch of the Clarion River....
which is home of the Allegheny Mountains
Allegheny Mountains
The Allegheny Mountain Range , also spelled Alleghany, Allegany and, informally, the Alleghenies, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States and Canada...
, and the East Branch Lake. Over 250,000 visitors a year come to Wilcox to enjoy the natural foresting, fishing, hunting, and three state and national parks.