Haysville station , 1882 Philip { Fedder} Fetter farm

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Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 22 Sep 1882, Fri

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Interesting.
Per Wiki: Haysville is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S., along the Ohio River. The population was 70 according to the 2010 census,[SUP][3][/SUP] making it the least-populated municipality (out of 130) in Allegheny County, With housing there looking like this, maybe little has changed since the days of Philip Fedder.
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Yep I tried to find a Beers Atlas map with Residents Names , Couldn't pull one Up this Morning :(

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I'm guessing the Haysville Station was at the lot to the east of Crawford Auto Repair on South Ave. There appears (on Google) to be an overhead crossover at that point.
All the land to the north (where Fedder's land must have been) is currently in vegetation; not farmed. More research might determine specifically where his home was.
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Area may now be called Sewickley as shown on above referenced site.
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yea I think like many areas around here Sewickley encompasses all the tiny towns that have Lost their Post offices over the years.

Like my Original town of Joliett Is included in Tremont now, even though it 4 Mile above it
 

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looks like rt 65 may have taken a big swipe out too in later years.

also there appears to be no other mention of philip from 1850 to 1900
 

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ah as I Thought 65 May have Ended the Depot
 

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" In 1929, the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad were moved closer to the river, making way for the construction of Ohio River Boulevard, completed as far as Sewickley in 1934."
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https://www.sewickleyhistory.org/index.php/history/the-sewickley-valley
This explains why the current aerial photo doesn't show the tracks where they were at the time of Mr. Fedder.
If others wish to pursue this, there is a Sewickley Valley Historical Society that may be of help in finding Mr. Fedder's residence.
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You guys are researching dudes.Thanks for a interesting story.I love these things.

I agree with what Crash said! And thanks, Jeff of pa, for starting this one!
 

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" In 1929, the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad were moved closer to the river, making way for the construction of Ohio River Boulevard, completed as far as Sewickley in 1934."
Source: .
https://www.sewickleyhistory.org/index.php/history/the-sewickley-valley
This explains why the current aerial photo doesn't show the tracks where they were at the time of Mr. Fedder.
If others wish to pursue this, there is a Sewickley Valley Historical Society that may be of help in finding Mr. Fedder's residence.


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Yea unfortunately we don't know writers opinion on how close the Farm had to be to be considered near by his standards.
Odds are the Closest landmark to the farm was the train station, so he used that as a way to say what part of town it was.
in 1882 there were probably not allot of well known landmarks to refer to. & Still N, E, or S of the Train station ? Probably not West, by looking at the map :tongue3:
the rest is Probably gonna take someone who can put time in with a Historian in town
 

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Found it :treasurechest:

He didn't Load up the truck & Move to Beverly ...... that I Know :laughing9:


Pittsburgh Dispatch (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 03 Jan 1890, Fr
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