@thetownyoupassed: The building vanished. The name didn’t. In 1766, John Wallace opened an inn at a Pennsylvania crossroads and hung a simple blue ball outside. The symbol became so familiar that people eventually began calling the entire community Blue Ball. The town officially adopted the name in 1833—but the inn that started it all was demolished in 1997. More than two centuries later, its name still marks the map. #BlueBallPA #PennsylvaniaHistory #SmallTownHistory #HiddenHistory #RoadsideAmerica #TheTownYouPassed