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Sharp Mountain or Sharp Ridge (historically also spelled Sharpe) in eastern central Pennsylvania in the United States is a ridgeline (fold) of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians cut through on its east-side in the Tamaqua gap by the Little Schuylkill River which sunders it from the eastern extension of the ridgeline, the Nesquehoning Ridge.
A ridge known as Sharp Ridge is located near the creek. [9] Roaring Creek is located in the ridge and valley physiographic province. [4] A dividing ridge separates the creek from the Susquehanna River. [9] One reach of the creek is a mid-sized coldwater stream. Another reach is a large freestone stream. [4]
In 1826, a man named James Sharp rode into this area and purchased over 257 acres (1.04 km 2) of land for $1,337.37 in what was then Indiana Township, building a log cabin for his wife, Isabella L. Sharp. The original deed, recorded on October 10, 1826, can be found in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate at deed book volume 35(K2 ...
Saxton Mountain is a small, sharp ridge which rises above the town to the east, behind which is the Broad Top plateau. Approximately mile to the west of Saxton is Tussey Mountain, which runs south to north. Saxton is bordered to the west by the unincorporated community of Stonerstown.
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Swatara Creek (nicknamed the Swatty) is a 72-mile-long (116 km) [1] tributary of the Susquehanna River in east-central Pennsylvania in the United States.It rises in the Appalachian Mountains in central Schuylkill County and passes through northwest Lebanon County before draining into the Susquehanna at Middletown in Dauphin County.