Buena Vista, Pennsylvania
| Buena Vista, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Buena Vista | |
| Coordinates: 40°16′38″N 79°47′57″W / 40.27722°N 79.79917°WCoordinates: 40°16′38″N 79°47′57″W / 40.27722°N 79.79917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Township | Elizabeth |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1170594[1] |
Buena Vista (/ˈbjuːnəˈvɪstə/) is an unincorporated community in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located just outside Pittsburgh on the Youghiogheny River. The Great Allegheny Passage rail trail runs through the community. Buena Vista's ZIP code is 15018. For a time, Buena Vista served as a mining town.[2] Like many places in the USA with this name, Buena Vista was named for the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican-American War.[3]
Notable people to have come from Buena Vista are former baseball players Bill Ford and Brian Holton.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buena Vista, Pennsylvania
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- ↑ "History of Buena Vista Furnace Historic Site". Indiana County Parks & Trails. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ Meyer, Paul (30 April 1987). "Buena Vista's Holton Finally Reaches Big Time". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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