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Jersey Shore was incorporated as a borough on March 15, 1826. The history of Jersey Shore begins about 50 years before it was incorporated and on the opposite bank of the West Branch Susquehanna River in what is now Nippenose Township. Colonel John Henry Antes arrived in 1772 and established a homestead along the banks of Antes Creek.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available.
The Borough of Jersey Shore had its beginnings in pre-Revolutionary War days, according to newspaper accounts of the town's history.[4]Dean R. Wagner, who prepared the form which helped secure the Jersey Shore Historic District's placement on the National Register of Historic Places, the present day Borough of Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania confirmed in 1975 that the town is located on lands which ...
Irregular shape roughly bounded by Lawshe Run, West Branch Susquehanna River, southern borough boundaries, and Tomb Avenue 41°12′04″N 77°15′18″W / 41.201111°N 77.255°W / 41.201111; -77.255 ( Jersey Shore Historic
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A rivalry developed between the two settlements, and those on the eastern shore began referring to the settlement on the western shore as the "Jersey Shore," because the Manning family had relocated from New Jersey. The nickname became so fixed that in 1826 the original name of Waynesburg was officially abandoned and changed to Jersey Shore. [1]
Great Parks acquired the park property at no cost after winning a $637,500 state conservation grant and $212,500 from the Greenacres Foundation. New park to open on former Gamble estate in ...
Named for Jacob Brown, a general from Pennsylvania in the War of 1812; includes the villages of Cedar Run and Slate Run: 1790: 1815: Mifflin and Pine Townships: 73.7 sq mi (190.8 km 2) 111: Cascade Township: Named for its cascading mountain streams; includes the village of Kellyburg: 1843: 1843: Hepburn and Plunketts Creek Townships: 40.9 sq mi ...