Nu Mine, Pennsylvania facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nu Mine, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Nu Mine, Pennsylvania Location in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Armstrong
Township	Cowanshannock
Elevation	1,142 ft (348 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	16244
Area code(s)	724
GNIS feature ID	1182708

Nu Mine (also known as NuMine) is a small unincorporated community located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It's part of Cowanshannock Township. An unincorporated community is a place that doesn't have its own local government. Instead, it's governed by the larger township or county it belongs to.

Nu Mine is situated along Pennsylvania Route 85. It is about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) east of a nearby community called Rural Valley. Even though it's a small place, Nu Mine has its own post office and uses the ZIP code 16244.

History of Nu Mine

Nu Mine has an interesting past as what was once known as a "company town." A company town is a place where most or all of the homes and businesses were owned by a single company. This company would often employ most of the residents.

Company Towns in Pennsylvania

In 1947, Nu Mine was one of 17 company towns that were sold. These towns were often built around industries like mining. The other towns sold at that time included:

• McIntyre
• Coal Run
• Iselin
• Waterman
• Lucernemines
• Aultman
• Ernest
• Tidesdale
• Coy
• Luciusboro
• Fulton Run
• Yatesboro
• Margaret
• Helvetia
• Twin Rocks
• Yatesboro Lots

The sale of these towns marked a change in how these communities were owned and managed.