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Landforms of Pennsylvania by county (68 C) Bodies of water of Pennsylvania (5 C) A. Allegheny Plateau (6 C, 134 P) C. Canyons and gorges of Pennsylvania (3 P)
Lincoln is located at (40.291939, −79.851303 It is bounded by Glassport to the northwest, Liberty to the north, Versailles to the northeast, Elizabeth Township and the Youghiogheny River to the east and south, and Jefferson Hills , Clairton , and the Monongahela River to the west.
Local municipalities can be governed by statutes, which are enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and are specific to the type and class of municipality; by a home rule municipality, under a home rule charter, adopted by the municipality; or by an optional form of government, adopted by the municipality. [3]
Parts of Luzerne and Lycoming Counties; originally called Ontario County, renamed as Bradford County in 1812. William Bradford, second U.S. Attorney General: 59,695: 1,161 sq mi (3,007 km 2) Bucks County: 017: Doylestown: 1682: One of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania: The English county of Buckinghamshire: 645,984: 622 sq ...
A "Sanitary Bazaar" was held in Indianapolis as part of the Indiana State Fair in October 1864. [10] Upon the announcement of the fair, Lucinda Burbank Morton (wife of Indiana's Republican Governor, Oliver P. Morton) published an appeal, calling for "patriotic" women in Indiana to contribute money and items to the fair. [11]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.7 square miles (66.7 km 2), all land.Lincoln Township is bordered by Jenner Township to the northeast, Quemahoning Township to the east, Somerset Township to the southeast, Jefferson Township to the southwest, and Westmoreland County to the northwest.
The National Pike then continues southeast toward the Maryland border after crossing the Youghiogheny River and entering Somerset County. Before leaving Pennsylvania, Route 40 passes through Addison. U.S. Route 40 spends 36.5 miles (58.7 km) in Fayette County and 6.1 miles (9.8 km) in Somerset County, passing through its southwestern corner.
Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani), [7] is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.