Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blue Ridge Summit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[4] in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Gettysburg in the central part of the state, adjoining Pennsylvania's southern border with Maryland.[2] It is less than 3 miles (5 km) east of Pen Mar, Maryland.[5] The population of Blue Ridge Summit was 887 at the 2020 census.[4]
Blue Ridge Summit | |
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Coordinates: 39°43′27″N 77°28′17″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Franklin |
Township | Washington |
Area | |
• Total | 0.73 sq mi (1.90 km2) |
• Land | 0.73 sq mi (1.90 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,345 ft (410 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 887 |
• Density | 1,208.45/sq mi (466.34/km2) |
ZIP code | 17214 |
Area code | 717 |
FIPS code | 42-07312 |
The community was the birthplace of Wallis Simpson, the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (previously King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom).[6][7] It is also home to one of the 15 oldest golf courses in the United States. Built before 1885, the Monterey Country Club has served as a summer retreat for many Washingtonians, and American presidents Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge and Dwight D. Eisenhower all played the Monterey Country Club course.