The town was originally called Crows Nest, a name which survives in Crows Nest Road, a main street in Bovard. The town was the site of the Crows Nest underground bituminous coal mine, which Keystone Coal & Coke Co. opened in 1910. The town was renamed in 1914 after Harry F. Bovard, a mining company executive.[2] According to a publication of the U.S. Department of the Interior:
The Crows Nest Mine at Bovard is located at the end of First Street, along a tributary of Jacks Run.... By 1915 the Crows Nest mine employed 456 persons and produced over 726,000 tons of coal, the largest amount produced from what was one of the most productive mines in the county. Production continued apace during the First World War. Over 540,000 tons of coal were mined each year during the war. Keystone Coal & Coke sold the mine property to Adam Eidemiller in 1942. Underground mining was ended by 1944. Strip mining commenced about this time, and a screening plant handled coal extracted at other mines. Eidemiller closed this coal-cleaning operation in 1950. For a number of years the site remained abandoned. However, in 1959 Adam Eidemiller, Inc. opened the Keystone Concrete Pipe Company, using a number of the old mine buildings for this operation. This concern employed about thirty persons. In 1975 a new coal cleaning plant was constructed next to the concrete pipe factory and leased to the Bovard Processing Company.[3]
Historic Pittsburgh web site. Photo. Circa 1948. Miners at Crows Nest Mine
Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania. .
Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania Mine Map Atlas
Scott, Rebekah. 17 October 2004. Here: In Bovard, Westmoreland County. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
References
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bovard, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
^Eidemiller, Sarah. "Village of Bovard in Hempfield marks history". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
^Muller, Edward K; Carlisle, Ronald C. (1994). Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. pp. 106–107.
^United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved December 20, 2015.
bovard, westmoreland, county, pennsylvania, bovard, unincorporated, community, coal, town, hempfield, township, westmoreland, county, pennsylvania, united, states, community, located, near, route, miles, northeast, greensburg, also, former, home, baseball, sta. Bovard is an unincorporated community and coal town in Hempfield Township Westmoreland County Pennsylvania United States The community is located near U S Route 119 2 3 miles 3 7 km northeast of Greensburg and is also the former home of baseball standout Anthony Marazza citation needed Marazza dubbed MR BOVARD is notable for leading Bovard to 6 championships in the past decade in the ICL and Pittsburgh Leagues BovardUnincorporated communityHouses in BovardBovardLocation within the state of PennsylvaniaCoordinates 40 19 11 N 79 30 12 W 40 31972 N 79 50333 W 40 31972 79 50333 Coordinates 40 19 11 N 79 30 12 W 40 31972 N 79 50333 W 40 31972 79 50333CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyWestmorelandElevation1 115 ft 340 m Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT ZIP codes15619GNIS feature ID1170039 1 The town was originally called Crows Nest a name which survives in Crows Nest Road a main street in Bovard The town was the site of the Crows Nest underground bituminous coal mine which Keystone Coal amp Coke Co opened in 1910 The town was renamed in 1914 after Harry F Bovard a mining company executive 2 According to a publication of the U S Department of the Interior The Crows Nest Mine at Bovard is located at the end of First Street along a tributary of Jacks Run By 1915 the Crows Nest mine employed 456 persons and produced over 726 000 tons of coal the largest amount produced from what was one of the most productive mines in the county Production continued apace during the First World War Over 540 000 tons of coal were mined each year during the war Keystone Coal amp Coke sold the mine property to Adam Eidemiller in 1942 Underground mining was ended by 1944 Strip mining commenced about this time and a screening plant handled coal extracted at other mines Eidemiller closed this coal cleaning operation in 1950 For a number of years the site remained abandoned However in 1959 Adam Eidemiller Inc opened the Keystone Concrete Pipe Company using a number of the old mine buildings for this operation This concern employed about thirty persons In 1975 a new coal cleaning plant was constructed next to the concrete pipe factory and leased to the Bovard Processing Company 3 Bovard has a post office with ZIP code 15619 4 5 Gallery Edit Houses on Price Road Post OfficeSee also EditHistoric Pittsburgh web site Photo Circa 1948 Miners at Crows Nest Mine Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania History of Crows Nest Mine Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania Mine Map Atlas Scott Rebekah 17 October 2004 Here In Bovard Westmoreland County Pittsburgh Post Gazette References Edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Bovard Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Eidemiller Sarah Village of Bovard in Hempfield marks history Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 8 February 2019 Muller Edward K Carlisle Ronald C 1994 Westmoreland County Pennsylvania An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites Washington D C National Park Service U S Department of the Interior pp 106 107 United States Postal Service USPS Look Up a ZIP Code Retrieved December 20 2015 Postmaster Finder Post Offices by ZIP Code United States Postal Service Retrieved December 20 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bovard Westmoreland County Pennsylvania amp oldid 1052416048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
