Editing Hooversville, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
[[File:Map of Hooversville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, from 1860 Somerset County Map by Edward L Walker.jpg|thumb|left|Hooversville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 1860]]
Hooversville was established in 1836. The first settlers to claim land in the Hooversville area were George Lohr (1780), Michael Kocher, and Casper Ripple (warrant 1794), who died in 1828. Jonas Hoover, the founder of Hooversville, came to [[Quemahoning Township, Pennsylvania|Quemahoning Township]] in 1834 and bought land from the heirs of Casper Ripple. In 1836, he had lots surveyed along the present Water and Main Streets. Jonas Hoover was a farmer who ran a gristmill and sawmill on Hoover Street in 1847. He was a justice of the peace from 1852 to 1862. He and David Crissey took part in establishing the German Reformed Church at Hooversville.

This town, like many in the area, is primarily residential, with a Daniel Shaffer's hardware store, Deaner's Funeral Home, Barron's Service Garage, and Country Bargains store. There were also locally owned gas stations/garages on [[Pennsylvania Route 403|Route 403]] in town, but all have now closed.