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Vintondale Trivia Quiz

This is about my home town of Vintondale, Pennsylvania.

A multiple-choice quiz by detgolf. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
detgolf

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
259,028

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
331

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is Vintondale named after? Hint

John P. Vinton

Augustine Vinton Barker

Adam Vinton Dale

Rexis Stude Vinton

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the orginal name of Vintondale? Hint

Vinton

Nanty Glo

Vintonvale

Vinton Valley

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Question 3 of 10

3. What or who were the orginal houses built in Vintondale for? Hint

Vintondale Farm

Vinton Lumber Company

Runaway slaves

Nanty Glo immigrants

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Question 4 of 10

4. When did first telephone line come to Vintondale? Hint

1917

1942

1865

1894

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Question 5 of 10

5. Coal was first mined in Vintondale in 1875.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What year was the Eliza Furnace built? Hint

1900

1880

1875

1845

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Question 7 of 10

7. How long was the Eliza Furnace in operation? Hint

10 years

3 years

8 years

22 years

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the population of Vintondale in 2000? Hint

528

1000

231

461

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did the last mine in Vintondale close? Hint

1968

1975

1988

1957

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many churches does Vintondale have? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Vintondale named after?

Answer: Augustine Vinton Barker

Augustine Vinton Barker was the Ebensburg industrial developer.

2. What was the orginal name of Vintondale?

Answer: Vintonvale

It was changed to Vintondale because it was too easily confused with nearby Vinco.

3. What or who were the orginal houses built in Vintondale for?

Answer: Vinton Lumber Company

These houses are still standing. The wood gathered by this company were used to make the railroads. This was the big business before the coal mines opened up.

4. When did first telephone line come to Vintondale?

Answer: 1894

This line came from Ebensburg which is about 13 miles away from Vintondale.

5. Coal was first mined in Vintondale in 1875.

Answer: False

It was mined in 1894 from its #1 mine. The mines later shut down and ended most jobs in Vintondale. There are very few places to work, which is why the population is so low.

6. What year was the Eliza Furnace built?

Answer: 1845

The furnace employed over 90 people and 45 mules to make about 1,080 tons of iron a year.

7. How long was the Eliza Furnace in operation?

Answer: 3 years

It produced about 1,080 tons of iron a year. It is also the best preserved iron furnace in Pennsylvania.

8. What was the population of Vintondale in 2000?

Answer: 528

210 households and 145 families resided in the borough.

9. When did the last mine in Vintondale close?

Answer: 1968

Vintondale's last commercial mine closed in 1968 but the coke ovens had stopped working in 1945. Because of this Vintondale is basically deserted with few jobs or people left.

10. How many churches does Vintondale have?

Answer: 4

Hungarian Reformed Church on Main Street, Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church on Third Street at Lovell, and Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church on Fourth Street. In its first half century of history, Vintondale had a succession of other churches but they eventually closed, including a Church of God (Anderson, IN), c. 1900; a Presbyterian Church, 1912, and a Christian and Mission Alliance Church, founded in 1923 or '24.

Source: Author detgolf

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