Doubling Gap is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]
History
The community takes its name from a nearby, unusually-shaped mountain pass.[2] As early as 1820, a mineral spa resort operated at Doubling Gap.[3] A post office at Doubling Gap operated seasonally in the summers from 1919 until 1927.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doubling Gap
- ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
- ^ Hain, Harry Harrison (1922). History of Perry County, Pennsylvania. Hain-Moore Company. p. 27.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doubling Gap Post Office (historical)
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40°16′50″N 77°25′09″W / 40.28056°N 77.41917°W