Rocks Works

Rocks Works is a hamlet in Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania. Rocks Works is situated nearby to the hamlet Griffin, as well as near Masontown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Masontown Bridge and Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station.

Masontown Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Deigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Masontown Bridge is a four-lane, concrete, plate girder bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River between Masontown, Pennsylvania and Monongahela Township, Pennsylvania, by way of Pennsylvania Route 21. Masontown Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Rocks Works.

Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station

Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.

Hatfield's Ferry Power Station was a 1.7-gigawatt, coal power plant located in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The plant was operated by FirstEnergy. It began operations in 1969 and was shut down in 2013. The plant was eventually demolished in 2023. Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station is situated 2 miles northwest of Rocks Works.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Masontown and Leckrone.

Masontown

Town

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Masontown is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population of the borough was 3,274 at the 2020 census.

Leckrone

Hamlet

Leckrone is an unincorporated community that is located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is situated 1.9 miles northeast of Masontown. Leckrone has a post office, with ZIP code 15454. Leckrone is situated 2 miles northeast of Rocks Works.

Martin

Hamlet

Martin is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Monongahela River and Pennsylvania Route 166, 2.9 miles south of Masontown. Martin has a post office, with ZIP code 15460. Martin is situated 2 miles south of Rocks Works.

Rocks Works

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.8373° or 39° 50′ 14″ north

Longitude

-79.89589° or 79° 53′ 45″ west

Elevation

932 feet (284 metres)

Open location code

87F2R4P3+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158374373

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4560785

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