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Ellmont is a ghost town site near Brockway, in the Elk County−Jefferson County areas of western Pennsylvania.

It is located along a present-day bicycle and hiking rail trail, built on the old railroad right of way along Little Toby Creek in Jefferson and Elk Counties.

History

A mill was built nearby in 1883, leading to the establishment of the town of Blue Rock. It was later renamed Ellmont. After the mill burned down, the town was abandoned.

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