Safe Harbor is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

located within Conestoga Township in

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, United States. The general location was an early staging area for Native American tribes traversing the

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from the settlements surrounding Conestoga and present day Manor Township. The "Harbor" is an inlet where the

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from the rest of Lancaster County joins with the Susquehanna River proper, and was known for its plentiful bounty of fish and wildlife that sustained the Conestoga Native Americans for centuries. Safe Harbor and the nearby community of Conestoga were in the national

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spotlight in 2001, when President

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held a photo opportunity at the

Safe Harbor Dam The Safe Harbor Dam (also Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Station) is a concrete gravity dam, with an associated hydroelectric power station, on the lower Susquehanna River. It is the most northerly and last of three Great Depression-era public electri ...

power station.Remarks at the Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation in Conestoga, Pennsylvania - Transcript
/ref> The Safe Harbor Park and the Safe Harbor

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are also located within the tiny community.

Other

* Safe Harbor Trestle

References

External links

Lancaster Online: Homes, preserve set at historic Safe Harbor
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