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In 1729, the Paxtang Township of Lancaster County was established. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original Indian name Peshtank, which meant "standing water". [4]On March 4, 1785, Dauphin County was formed from Lancaster County, with the word "Dauphin" referring to the Dauphin of France, the heir apparent to the French throne whose country the area government wanted to honor for its ...
New Castle is the county seat of Lawrence County which has a population of approximately 91,000. In 1998, New Castle was a host city for the History Channel Great Race. Over 15,000 spectators gathered downtown for the festivities. The city celebrated its 200th birthday in 1998 with a downtown fireworks festival that attracted over 30,000 people.
Swatara, Derry Township, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in Dauphin County; Streams. Swatara Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania
Swatara Township is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 5,045 at the 2020 census.
Lower Swatara Township was incorporated from Swatara Township on November 7, 1961, as a first class township. Within Lower Swatara is the Conrad and Margaret Allerman House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [9] The township formerly housed the Star Barn Complex, which moved to neighboring Lancaster County in 2017. [10]
Swatara is an unincorporated community in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, located near Hershey in the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. [ 1 ] 40°16′37″N 76°39′58″W / 40.277°N 76.666°W / 40.277; -
Chambers Hill is a community in Swatara Township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is located in the area between 40 degrees 15'41 North and 76 degrees 48'42 West, between Harrisburg and Hershey. With ranges in elevation from 415–660 feet a view of the Harrisburg skyline to the west, or Three Mile Island to the south, can often be seen.
Lawnton is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,813 at the 2010 census. [ 4 ] It is part of the Harrisburg – Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area .