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Pennsylvania Route 443
Pennsylvania Route 443 (PA 443) is an east–west state highway in the US state of Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at an intersection with State Route 3009 (SR 3009) at North Front Street on the east bank of the Susquehanna River in the community of Fort Hunter in Middle Paxton Township, just west of an interchange with the U.S. Route 22 (US 22)/US 322 freeway. The eastern terminus is at US 209 in Lehighton. The route runs through rural areas in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians in Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill, and Carbon counties, serving Fort Indiantown Gap, Pine Grove, Schuylkill Haven, Orwigsburg, New Ringgold, and South Tamaqua. PA 443 intersects several major roads, including US 22/US 322 near its western terminus, PA 72 in Union Township, Interstate 81 (I-81) near Pine Grove, PA 61 between Schuylkill Haven and Orwigsburg, and PA 309 in South Tamaqua. PA 443 was designated in 1928 between PA 43 (Jonestown Road) in Harper Tavern and US 120 (now ...
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Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Middle Paxton Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,054 at the 2020 census. History In 1729 Paxtang Township of Lancaster County was established. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original Indian name ''Peshtank'', which meant "standing water". Today the word "Paxton" is used instead of Paxtang. On March 4, 1785, Lancaster County was split to form Dauphin County, named for the Dauphin of France, heir apparent to the French throne, whose country the area government wanted to honor for its assistance in the Revolutionary War. About two years later in August 1787 the legislature began to splinter Paxtang Township, first into Upper Paxtang, Middle Paxtang and Lower Paxtang. The John Ayres House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Geography Middle Paxton Township is in central and western Dauphin County, bordered to the southwest and west by the Susquehanna River. The township is in the Ridge a ...
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Fort Hunter, Pennsylvania
Fort Hunter is an unincorporated community in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Six miles north of Harrisburg, on the south bank of Fishing Creek at its junction with the Susquehanna River, near Rockville, stood Fort Hunter, named after Robert Hunter, a pioneer who had previously settled there. Its construction was probably commenced by the settlers ''circa'' October or November 1755, immediately after the massacre at Penns Creek, and completed by the Government troops when taking charge in January, 1756. It was a block-house surrounded by a stockade, and had additional barracks on the outside for the recruits on their way to Fort Augusta. It was generally under the command of Captain Thomas McKee and Captain James Patterson, of Lt. Colonel William Clapham William Clapham (1722 – 28 May 1763) was an American military officer who participated in the construc ...
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Lickdale, Pennsylvania
Lickdale, previously known as Union Forge, is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in northern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a village approximately west of Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania (formerly Stumpstown), and was named for James Lick. Lickdale was a prominent 19th century canal port along a branch of the Union Canal and contained a large commercial ice house. It is on the Swatara Creek and serves as a southern gateway to Swatara State Park. It is located in Union Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Union Township and Pennsylvania Route 72, Route 72 has an interchange with Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania, Interstate 81 via Fisher Avenue. It is served by the Jonestown post office with the zip code of 17038. References

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Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Jonestown, previously known as Williamsburg, is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,629 at the 2020 census. Geography Jonestown is located at (40.414001, -76.479030). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of which is land. Jonestown is bordered to the north, east, and south by Swatara Township, and to the west by Union Township. Demographics As of the 2010 census, there were 1,905 people living in the borough. The racial makeup of the borough was 89.9% White, 1.8% Black, 1.0% Asian, 0.4% from some other race and 1.3% from two or more races. 5.6% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the 2000 census, there were 1,028 people, 402 households, and 272 families living in the borough. The population density was . There were 418 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 97.67% White, 1.26% African Ameri ...
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Pennsylvania Route 29
Pennsylvania Route 29 (PA 29) is a north–south state highway that runs through most of eastern Pennsylvania. The route currently has a southern and northern segment. The southern segment runs from U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 30 (US 30) near Malvern, Pennsylvania, Malvern north to Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania, Interstate 78 (I-78)/Pennsylvania Route 309, PA 309 near Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown. The northern segment runs from Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania, I-81 in Ashley, Pennsylvania, Ashley north to the New York (state), New York state line near Brookdale, Pennsylvania, where the road becomes New York State Route 7 (NY 7). The southernmost of PA 29's northern segment is a freeway known as the South Cross Valley Expressway. The route was continuous until May 9, 1966, when PA 29 was split into the two segments that exist today. Route description Southern section Chester County The southern section of PA 29 begins at an intersection with U.S. Rou ...
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Harper Tavern, Pennsylvania
Harper Tavern is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, East Hanover Township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. Harper Tavern is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 934 and Jonestown Road along Swatara Creek. Notable people *Drew Massey, a puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company *Lindley Murray, a Quaker grammarian References

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Pennsylvania Route 43 (1920s)
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the Ohio River to its west, Lake Erie and New York (state), New York to its north, the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of William Penn (Royal Navy officer), the state's namesake. Before that, between 1638 and 1655, a southeast portion of the state was part of New Sweden, a Swedish Empire, Swedish colony. Established as a haven for religious and political tolerance, the British colonization of the Americas, colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania was known for ...
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Pennsylvania Route 309
Pennsylvania Route 309 (PA 309) is a state highway that runs for 134 miles (216 km) through eastern Pennsylvania. The route runs from an interchange between Pennsylvania Route 611, PA 611 and Cheltenham Avenue on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Cheltenham Township north to an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 29, PA 29 in Bowman Creek, Pennsylvania, Bowman Creek, a village in Monroe Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, Monroe Township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, Wyoming County. The highway connects Philadelphia and its northern suburbs to Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown and the Lehigh Valley, and Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre in Wyoming Valley. PA 309 heads north from Philadelphia and becomes a freeway called Fort Washington Expressway through suburban areas in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, passing through Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, For ...
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Pennsylvania Route 61
Pennsylvania Route 61 (PA 61) is an state highway that is located in Pennsylvania in the United States. The route is signed north-south despite running in a northwest-southeast direction from U.S. Route 222 Business (Reading, Pennsylvania), U.S. Route 222 Business (US 222 Bus.) in Reading, Pennsylvania, Reading to U.S. Route 11 (Pennsylvania), US 11/U.S. Route 15 (Pennsylvania), US 15/Pennsylvania Route 147, PA 147 in Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania, Shamokin Dam. PA 61 heads north from Reading through Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County to Hamburg, Pennsylvania, Hamburg, where it meets Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania, Interstate 78 (I-78)/U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania, US 22. The route continues into the Coal Region in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County and heads through Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill Haven, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Pottsville, Frackville, Pennsylvania, Frackville, where it has an interchange with Interstate 81 i ...
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Interstate 81 In Pennsylvania
Interstate 81 (I-81) is a north–south Interstate Highway, stretching from Dandridge, Tennessee, northeast to Fisher's Landing, New York, at the Canada–United States border. In Pennsylvania, I-81 runs for from the Mason–Dixon line, Maryland state line northeast to the New York–Pennsylvania border, New York state line near Hallstead, Pennsylvania, Hallstead and is called the American Legion Memorial Highway. The interstate enters the state near the borough of Greencastle, Pennsylvania, Greencastle, serving the boroughs of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg and Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Carlisle, before reaching Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, the capital. After that, it climbs into the Pocono Mountains to run through the Wyoming Valley, then exits into New York. It is the longest north–south Interstate in Pennsylvania. Route description I-81 enters Pennsylvania at the Maryland state line about south of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg; it also has i ...
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Pennsylvania Route 72
Pennsylvania Route 72 (PA 72) is a north–south state route located in southeast Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 222 (US 222)/Pennsylvania Route 272, PA 272 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster. The northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 443, PA 443 north of Lickdale, Pennsylvania, Lickdale in Union Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Union Township. PA 72 serves as a major road connecting Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster and Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Lebanon counties, serving East Petersburg, Pennsylvania, East Petersburg, Manheim, Pennsylvania, Manheim, Cornwall, Pennsylvania, Cornwall, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Lebanon, and Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Jonestown. The route intersects several major roads including U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania, US 30 and Pennsylvania Route 283, PA 283 north of Lancaster, the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76 (east), Interstate 76, I-76) south of Cornwall, U.S. Route 322 in ...
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South Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
South Tamaqua is a village located along the Little Schuylkill River at the junctions of Routes 309 and 443 in West Penn Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is split between the New Ringgold ZIP code of 17960 and that of Tamaqua ZIP code 18252, and served by the 386 exchange in area code 570 Area codes 570 and 272 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the northeast quadrant of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes the cities or towns of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Wi .... South Tamaqua is home to Anthony Richards who loves pizza. References Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania {{SchuylkillCountyPA-geo-stub ...
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