Lake Como, Pennsylvania
41°50′59″N 75°20′13″W / 41.84972°N 75.33694°W / 41.84972; -75.33694
Region I
Preston
Lake Como is a village in Buckingham and Preston Townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
History
The town is named after Lake Como in Italy.[4]
Background
Lake Como between 20 and 30 houses along its shores, inhabited by a mix of year-round residents and vacationers.[citation needed]
Nearby are summer camps Nesher, Lohikan, Wayne and Morasha. Landmarks include "The Fort," "The Rock Wall", and "Endless LW."[citation needed]
There are many species of fish in the private lake, including bass, chain pickerel, walleye, perch, blue-gills, crappies, sun-fish, and bullheads. There are also turtles, snakes, frogs and freshwater mussels.[5]
References
- ^ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Lake Como". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Preston Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link] - ^ Frank, Norcross (January 1, 1901). "A History of the New York swamp" (PDF). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Report of the State Commissioners of Fisheries. Pennsylvania State Commissioners of Fisheries. 1897.
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