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Midway, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Bethel Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,072 at the 2020 census. History Spannuth Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.05%) is water. It is drained by the Little Swatara Creek into the Swatara Creek and the Susquehanna River. Its natural northern boundary is Blue Mountain. Its villages include Bethel, Crosskill Mills (also in Tulpehocken Township,) Frystown, Grimes, Meckville, and Schubert. Adjacent townships * Upper Tulpehocken Township (east) * Tulpehocken Township (south) * Bethel Township, Lebanon County (west) * Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County (northwest) * Washington Township, Schuylkill County (north) * Wayne Township, Schuylkill County (northeast) Recreation Portions of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 80 and Number 110, through which passes the Appalachian National Sceni ...
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Township (Pennsylvania)
Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ...
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Frystown, Pennsylvania
Frystown is a census-designated place in Bethel Township, in far western Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the township line with Tulpehocken Township. The community is served by the Tulpehocken Area School District. As of the 2010 census, the population was 380 residents.https://www.census.gov/# The Little Swatara Creek forms the natural southern boundary of Frystown and flows westward into the Swatara Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. Interstate 78 has an interchange with Route 645 in Frystown. The CDP is split between the Myerstown and Bethel Bethel ( he, בֵּית אֵל, translit=Bēṯ 'Ēl, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; el, Βαιθήλ; la, Bethel) was an ancient Israelite sanct ... post offices, which use the ZIP codes of 17067 and 19507, respectively Demographics References See also {{Berks County, Pennsylvania ...
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African American (U
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West/ Central African with some European descent; some also have Native American and other ancestry. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, African immigrants generally do not ...
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White (U
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new churches ...
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
The Appalachian Trail (also called the A.T.), is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian Trail FAQs" Outdoors.org (accessed September 14, 2006) The Appalachian Trail Conservancy claims the Appalachian Trail to be the longest hiking-only trail in the world. More than three million people hike segments of the trail each year. The trail was first proposed in 1921 and completed in 1937 after more than a decade of work. Improvements and changes have continued since then. It became the Appalachian National Scenic Trail under the National Trails System Act of 1968. The trail is maintained by 31 trail clubs and multiple partnerships, and managed by the National Park Service, United States Forest Service, and the nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Most of the trail is in forest or wild lands, although some portions traverse towns, ...
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Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 110
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands (SGL) are lands managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) for hunting, trapping, and fishing. These lands, often not usable for farming or development, are donated to the PGC or purchased by the PGC with hunting license monies. The Pennsylvania Game Commission runs a monthly publication called the ''Pennsylvania Game News''. This publication features financial and legislative updates from the PGC, stories, and monthly Field Notes submitted by the Wildlife Conservation Officers of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. History Wild game animals have been hunted for thousands of years in what is now Pennsylvania, first by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, later by Europeans. By 1890 game had practically disappeared from Pennsylvania. That year, John M. Phillips and other sportsmen, recognizing the scarcity of game, formed the Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Association so that they could press the state government for protection of wildlife. This ...
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Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 80
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 80 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Berks, Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties in Pennsylvania, providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities. Geography SGL 80 consists of a three parcels located in Bethel Township in Berks County, in Bethel and Union Townships in Lebanon County, and in Pine Grove, Washington and Wayne Townships in Schuylkill County. Portions of Game Lands Number 80 straddles Blue Mountain; tributaries on both sides drain to Swatara Creek, part of the Susquehanna River watershed. Nearby communities include the boroughs of Aubrun, Pine Grove, and populated places Bethel. Brookside, De Turksville, Exmoor, Fort Indiantown Gap, Friedensburg, Marstown, Meckville, Moyers, Paradise, Pleasant Valley, Ravine, Roeders, Roedersville, Round Head, Schubert, Stanhope, Stonemont, Strausstown, and Summit Station. Interstate 81 passes to the north of the Game Lands and cuts through the western portion isolating a sm ...
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Pennsylvania State Game Lands
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands (SGL) are lands managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) for hunting, trapping, and fishing. These lands, often not usable for farming or development, are donated to the PGC or purchased by the PGC with hunting license monies. The Pennsylvania Game Commission runs a monthly publication called the ''Pennsylvania Game News''. This publication features financial and legislative updates from the PGC, stories, and monthly Field Notes submitted by the Wildlife Conservation Officers of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. History Wild game animals have been hunted for thousands of years in what is now Pennsylvania, first by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, later by Europeans. By 1890 game had practically disappeared from Pennsylvania. That year, John M. Phillips and other sportsmen, recognizing the scarcity of game, formed the Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Association so that they could press the state government for protection of wildlife. This ...
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Wayne Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Wayne Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,226 at the 2020 census. The township includes the village of Reedsville which contains a medium size state police barracks. Children from this township attend schools in the Blue Mountain School District. The township is divided by north-to-south PA Route 183 which serves as a highway connecting Schuylkill and Berks Counties. The Schuylkill County Fairgrounds are located in the township off east-to-west PA Route 895. 183 and 895 meet in the Census Designated Place of Summit Station. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.1 square miles (90.9 km2), of which 35.0 square miles (90.8 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (0.17%) is water. Recreation A small portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 80 and Number 110, through which passes the Appalachian National Scenic Trail is ...
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Washington Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Washington Township is a township that is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,134 at the time of the 2020 census. History The Schuylkill County Bridge No. 113 and Schuylkill County Bridge No. 114 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.1 square miles (80.5 km2), of which 31.0 square miles (80.4 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (0.19%) is water. It is considered part of Appalachia by many (including the Appalachian Regional Commission), and the Appalachian Mountain Range goes through Schuylkill County. Recreation Portions of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 80, through which passes the Appalachian National Scenic Trail is located in the southern portion of the township; the eastern portion of the Sweet Arrow County Lake Park is located along the western border of the township.http ...
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Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Pine Grove Township is a township that is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,024 at the time of the 2020 census. History Swatara Furnace was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.3 square miles (99.3 km2), of which 38.2 square miles (98.9 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km2) (0.39%) is water. Recreation Portions of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 80, through which the Appalachian National Scenic Trail passes, are located in the southern portion of the township. The western portion of the Sweet Arrow Lake County Park is located along the eastern border of the township.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 27 October 2018
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Bethel Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Bethel Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,007 at the 2010 census. Fredericksburg, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Fredericksburg is a census-designated place within the township. History The township was named after a meeting house near the Swatara Creek, Swatara that was named after the biblical place of Bethel. It was erected from a portion of old Lebanon Township in 1739. Bethel Township was originally part of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County until Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County was formed in 1785, and then Lebanon County on its forming in 1813. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.09%) is water. Recreation Portions of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Pennsylvania State Game Lands ...
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