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An orrery is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model. It may also represent the relative sizes of these bodies; however, since accurate scaling is often not practical due to the actual large ratio differences, it ...
Location of Indiana County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Center Township was created in 1807 from parts of Armstrong Township, Indiana County. It was named for its position within the county. The first election was held at Peter Sutton's house in Indiana. The Homer City Generating Station, owned by Edison Mission Energy, is located within Center Township. The township is also home to the oldest ...
John Fulton (1803–1853) was a Scottish instrument maker who originally trained as a cobbler. [1] He built three orreries in a workshop attached to at his home, now demolished, in the Kirton Brae area of Fenwick [2] and was eventually appointed instrument maker to King William IV, moving to London, but retiring to Fenwick.
Indiana County was an active hub of the Underground Railroad. [7] At least 90 county residents are known to have been conductors or agents, guiding fugitive slaves between hiding places on their way to freedom in Canada. [10] In the 21st century, Indiana County comprises the Indiana, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Indiana County: 063: Indiana: 1803: Parts of Lycoming and Westmoreland Counties; it was attached to Westmoreland County until 1806. From the Indiana Grant of 1768, that the Iroquois Six Nations were forced to make to "suffering traders" under the Fort Stanwix Treaty of 1768. 83,094: 834 sq mi (2,160 km 2) Jefferson County: 065: Brookville: 1804
Marion Center is located at (40.769782, -79.049030 Marion Center has been assigned the zip code of 15759 and is a part of area code 724.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2), all land.
As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 14,034 people, 6,025 households, and 3,741 families living in the township. The population density was 329.6 inhabitants per square mile (127.3/km 2). There were 6,553 housing units at an average density of 153.9 per square mile (59.4/km 2).