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Pardoe,
a station on the P. S. & L. E. Railroad, is a sprightly village of
several hundred inhabitants. Its growth has been dependent upon the
activity of the adjoining coal mines, which have given occupation to the
people of the community. It was laid out in 1869 by the Mercer Mining
and Manufacturing Company. Lots for school and church purposes were
donated at the inception. Three churches, a Presbyterian, a Methodist
and a Catholic,
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have
been since established, the organizations dating back some ten years. Bernard
Heidrich started the first store. The property finally fell into
the hands of C. M. Derickson, of Mercer.
History
of Mercer County,
1888, page 528
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