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One of Erie County's sixteen original townships, Fairview Township was established in 1797. It reportedly took its name from the utterance that year of a businessman, Colonel Thomas Forster, who said of his land purchase at the mouth of Walnut Creek: "This is the fairest view I have seen yet."
In 1696, governor Fletcher authorized purchases of Indian land near the New York border by a number of citizens of Ulster County; their descendants became the first European settlers of what became Pike County. Nicholas Depui was the first to settle in the area, in 1725. Thomas Quick moved to the area that would become Milford in 1733.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.8 square miles (59.0 km 2), of which 22.6 square miles (58.5 km 2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km 2) (0.92%) is water. The Limerick Nuclear Power Plant is located within its borders, along with Heritage Field Airport.
The Allegheny National Forest is a National Forest located in northwestern Pennsylvania. The forest covers over 500,000 acres (2,000 km 2) of land. Consisting of the following counties: Forest; Elk; Warren; McKean
A road in Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 13. Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 13 consists of a single parcel located at and have an area of 49,529 acres It and the adjacent Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 57 together comprise an area of nearly 100,000 acres in four counties, making them the largest tract of continuous state game lands in Pennsylvania. [2]
In the past, various iron products were made there. In 1900, 5,243 people lived there; in 1910, 6,426 people lived there, and in 1940, 7,569 persons made their homes in Sayre. The population was 5,403 at the 2020 census. [3]
State Game Lands Number 14 is located in Shippen Township in Cameron County, and in Benzette Township in Elk County.. The nearest borough is Emporium 4.7 miles (7.6 km) to the northeast, nearest populated places include Beechwood, Benezette, Cameron, Dents Run, Grandview, Hicks Run, Howard Siding, Kaulmont, Lawn View, Lockwood, Medix Run, Prospect Park, Rathbun, Rich Valley, Sterling Run ...
The Pennsylvania Dutch region in south-central Pennsylvania is a favorite for sightseers. The Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, and at least 15 other sects are common in the rural areas around the cities of Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg with smaller populations extending northeast to the Lehigh Valley and up to the Susquehanna Valley.