Editing Aristes (section)

==History==
Around the year 1800, the Red Tavern was built along the Old Reading Road, which ran from [[Catawissa, Pennsylvania|Catawissa]] to [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]]. In 1865, the owner of the Red Tavern laid out a village which he called "Montana". When a [[post office]] was established here in 1897, the name of the town was changed to "Aristes", a contraction of the name [[Aristides]], a Greek statesman.

In 1948, [[United Airlines Flight 624]] hit a high-voltage powerline and crashed in Aristes. Notable victims of the crash included Broadway theatre impresario [[Earl Carroll]] and his girlfriend, actress [[Beryl Wallace]]; [[Henry L. Jackson]], men's fashion editor of ''[[Collier's Weekly]]'' magazine and co-founder of [[Esquire (magazine)|''Esquire'' magazine]]; and Venita Varden Oakie, the former wife of actor [[Jack Oakie]].