Blue Ball, Pennsylvania facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Blue Ball
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Along US 322 approaching PA 23
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 Blue Ball
Location in Pennsylvania
Blue Ball
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Township | East Earl |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.19 sq mi (3.10 km2) |
| • Land | 1.19 sq mi (3.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 441 ft (134 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,084 |
| • Density | 907.87/sq mi (350.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
17506
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| Area code(s) | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-07208 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1169864 |
Blue Ball is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Blue Ball lies approximately 2 miles (3 km) east-northeast of the borough of New Holland at the intersection of US 322 and PA Route 23. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,031.
Etymology
The name originates from the Blue Ball Hotel, built more than two hundred years ago, which stood on the southeastern corner of the PA 23-US 322 crossroads. The inn was torn down in 1997. In the early 18th century, John Wallace built a small building in Earl Town at the intersection of two trails created by native Americans, French Creek Path (Route 23) and Paxtang (Route 322). He hung a blue ball out front from a post and called it "The Sign of the Blue Ball". Locals soon began calling the town "Blue Ball" after the inn. In 1833, Earl Town officially changed its name to Blue Ball. During Prohibition, the inn changed its name to Blue Ball Hotel.
Trivia
The town's name is suggestive, alluding as it does to the slang term "blue balls"
- Anderson, William Charles (1979) Home sweet home has wheels: or, Please don't tailgate the real estate
- Henry Louis Mencken, Raven Ioor McDavid (1963) The American language: an inquiry into the development of English in the United States, Volume 1
- Museums Association (2006) The Museums journal, Volume 106, Issues 1-6, Indexes to papers read before the Museums Association, 1890–1909. Compiled by Charles Madeley.
- Paul Krassner (1963) The Trial of Eros Magazine in The Realist No.44, pp. 1, 11-23
- Rand McNally and Company (1978) Vacation & travel guide
See also
In Spanish: Blue Ball para niños
