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Valley-Hi from US30Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
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History · Valley-Hi

14% of Valley-Hi’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1930 on and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain

What stands out about Valley-Hi’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Valley-Hi are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 20 in 2000; 6 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Valley-Hi’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Valley-Hi, census by census

0198020002020Peak: 20

Peaked at 20 in 2000; 6 people lived here in 2020.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Valley-Hi’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Valley-Hi came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Valley-Hi.

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Land around Valley-Hi Eagle Lake was purchased by developer Jack Gothie in the 1960s who was originally intending to develop a new ski resort there due to its easy access from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and U.S. Route 30. The ski resort was not built, but he did retain the land and built houses around the lake. Following the construction of a bypass of two tunnels along the Turnpike, Gothie received compensation and an additional piece of land. A piece of road that was intended for public access was blocked by Gothie in 1973.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Valley-Hi, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Valley-Hi, PA no trespassing sign (2), May 20242024Valley-Hi, PA no trespassing sign (2), May 2024Valley-Hi, PA no trespassing sign (1), May 20242024Valley-Hi, PA no trespassing sign (1), May 2024Valley-Hi Road nb, May 20242024Valley-Hi Road nb, May 2024Valley-Hi from US302015Valley-Hi from US30
On the map

Valley-Hi on the map, 1930 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Valley-Hi. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Valley-Hi on the 1930 USGS mapValley-Hi on the 1968 USGS mapValley-Hi on the 1973 USGS map1930Broad Top sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Valley-Hi.

Famous people

Famous people close to Valley-Hi

Nobody well known was born in Valley-Hi itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dean KoontzAmerican writer and screenwriter · b. 1945
Sandra FlukeAmerican women's rights activist and lawyer · b. 1981
Robert E. EvansAmerican politician · b. 1856
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Jordan OttAmerican basketball coach · b. 1985
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Coley McCabeAmerican musician
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Earl HowardAmerican baseball player · b. 1896
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Brush Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWells TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Valley-Hi’s history

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.