Salina was constructed by the Kier Firebrick Company to house employees of the firm. The houses were constructed from 1900 to 1915. It had one clay mine and two coal mines. It was located on a main route (SR 981) connecting Saltsburg to Apollo that has since been re-routed.
The town once had two general stores, hospital, hotel, church, brick factory, bowling alley, post office, barber shop, lumber yard and high school. The church was lost due to mine subsidence. The high school was transformed into an elementary school and later sold for storage. DeForno’s general store was removed to create a parking for a local business. Beatty’s general store is now apartments. The hospital is now a home. The brick factory was removed and all that remains is a large cement pad near the railroad tracks. The hotel is still in operation as a restaurant and bar (Salina Inn). The bowling alley is now Bell Twp VFD.
Salina is located along the Kiskiminetas River, a tributary of the Allegheny River. The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal was completed through this location in 1831, allowing commercial travel from Pittsburgh to Johnstown.
Along the Kiskiminetas, wells were drilled for salt brine which was used to make salt, hence the name "Salina".
By the mid-1850s, the Pennsylvania Railroad came through, bringing new access to markets for local industry.
References
^"Salina ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
salina, pennsylvania, salina, unincorporated, community, northern, westmoreland, county, pennsylvania, united, states, located, near, route, lies, near, communities, such, tinsmill, avonmore, salina, also, located, near, kiski, area, school, district, elementa. Salina is an unincorporated community in northern Westmoreland County Pennsylvania United States Located near Route 819 it lies near communities such as Tinsmill and Avonmore Salina also is located near Kiski Area School District s elementary school Bell Avon SalinaUnincorporated communitySalinaLocation within the U S state of PennsylvaniaCoordinates 40 31 18 N 79 29 53 W 40 52167 N 79 49806 W 40 52167 79 49806 Coordinates 40 31 18 N 79 29 53 W 40 52167 N 79 49806 W 40 52167 79 49806CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyWestmorelandTime zoneUTC 5 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT ZIP code15680 1 History EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Salina was constructed by the Kier Firebrick Company to house employees of the firm The houses were constructed from 1900 to 1915 It had one clay mine and two coal mines It was located on a main route SR 981 connecting Saltsburg to Apollo that has since been re routed The town once had two general stores hospital hotel church brick factory bowling alley post office barber shop lumber yard and high school The church was lost due to mine subsidence The high school was transformed into an elementary school and later sold for storage DeForno s general store was removed to create a parking for a local business Beatty s general store is now apartments The hospital is now a home The brick factory was removed and all that remains is a large cement pad near the railroad tracks The hotel is still in operation as a restaurant and bar Salina Inn The bowling alley is now Bell Twp VFD Salina is located along the Kiskiminetas River a tributary of the Allegheny River The Pennsylvania Main Line Canal was completed through this location in 1831 allowing commercial travel from Pittsburgh to Johnstown Along the Kiskiminetas wells were drilled for salt brine which was used to make salt hence the name Salina By the mid 1850s the Pennsylvania Railroad came through bringing new access to markets for local industry References Edit Salina ZIP Code zipdatamaps com 2022 Retrieved November 11 2022 This Westmoreland County Pennsylvania state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salina Pennsylvania amp oldid 1135491564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
