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The Alexander Hamilton House is a historic home located at 45 East Main Street in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It is now operated as the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library. The house and library are named for Alexander Hamilton, a local Waynesboro land speculator and wagon maker who owned the house.
The Chambersburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area includes surrounding Franklin County, and in 2010 included 149,618 people. [ 6 ] According to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Chambersburg Borough is the thirteenth-largest municipality in Pennsylvania and the largest borough as measured by fiscal size as of 2016.
Franklin County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.As of the 2020 census, the population was 155,932. [1] Its county seat is Chambersburg. [2]Franklin County comprises the Chambersburg–Waynesboro, PA metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.
In 1797, John Wallace, a son of the original Scottish settler, laid out the town of Waynesburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. [6] The place originally incorporated as Waynesburg borough on December 21, 1818, however that charter was repealed March 30, 1825. When reincorporated in January 30, 1831, the borough was given the name "Waynesboro".
The State Library of Pennsylvania began as a social library for the senators and representatives of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. [2] Its collection of materials started on December 5, 1775, after the Pennsylvania General Assembly asked Benjamin Franklin to obtain a copy of Statutes at Large and reference maps. [3]
The Mercersburg Historic District is a national historic district that is centered on the center square of Mercersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, with a boundary increase added in 1989. [1]
The Monterey Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]
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