Rockville is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Susquehanna Township,
Dauphin County
Dauphin County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat and the largest city is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth ...
,
Pennsylvania
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, United States. The community is home to the
Rockville Bridge
The Rockville Bridge is the longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct ever built, with forty-eight 70-foot (length), foot spans and a total length of . The bridge crosses the Susquehanna River about north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The east ...
.
Rockville is part of the
Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...
–
Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally incorporated as a city or tow ...
.
Rockville was laid out in 1838 as Roberts Valley, by a family of settlers.
References
External links
*Pennsylvania's Historical Architecture and Archaeology site photos
Rockville Bridge
(photos and information)
*
Rockville Bridge Photos
(November 5, 2005)
(Rockville Bridge) Rockville is on the west side of the bridge.
(Rockville Bridge photos from November 1994)
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
Unincorporated communities in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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