Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
YORK COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Pennsylvania, with Susquehanna river on the northeast. Area, 864 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, varied. Seat of justice, York. Pop. in 1810, 31,958; in 1820, 38,759; in 1830, 42,658; in 1840, 47,010; in 1850, 57,450. (Fanning's, 1853)
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In Pennsylvania, thousands of logs travel down the Susquehanna on a flood when a log boom breaks | Business/Industry |
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Conewago Township, PA | City or Town |
Dillsburg, PA | City or Town |
Fawn Grove, PA | City or Town |
Hanover Junction, PA | Location or Site |
Hanover, PA | City or Town |
New Freedom, PA | City or Town |
New Park, PA | City or Town |
North York, PA | City or Town |
Shrewsbury, PA | City or Town |
Wrightsville, PA | City or Town |
York, PA | City or Town |