Strange Origins of Pennsylvania Place Names, Part 2
In December, I published a post on some of the more interesting stories behind the names of Pennsylvania places. Here are a few more fascinating origin stories I've stumbled across since then. Brogue (York County). According to George Reeser Prowell's History of York County (1907) a hotel stood at the intersection of five roads in Chanceford Township during the Colonial Era. One day, a traveling salesman lodging at the hotel decided to nail one of his worn-out shoes (a brogue) to a signpost at the intersection, where it remained for several days. A short time later Andrew Findley (son of Revolutionary War major John Findley) established a tavern at the intersection, which he named "The Brogue" in honor of the peculiar incident. As the town grew, it was officially named Brogueville, which was later shortened. Burnt House Hill Road (Bucks County). This name of this road between Danboro and Buckingham memorializes the "Great Storm of 1892", in which dozens