Adah is an unincorporated community in German Township, Fayette County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is known as a patch town as it was created to support a coal mine. Adah is the home of the Palmer Mine, one of Henry Clay Frick's holdings. It is also the birthplace of boxer Tommy Karpency, a contender in the light heavyweight division.
References
- "Adah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
39°53′47″N 79°55′19″W / 39.89639°N 79.92194°W / 39.89639; -79.92194
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