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There are some unfounded claims that link the Hopkins benefactor to Dumbarton Farm, [15] while other accounts do not specifically identify the Johns Hopkins. [16] Rodgers Forge takes its name from the blacksmith shop of George Rodgers, built in 1800, that was once on the southeast corner of York Road and Stevenson Lane.
Happy Valley, Pennsylvania is a region of Centre County that contains the borough of State College, and the townships of College, Harris, Patton, and Ferguson. Collectively, these municipalities comprise the Centre Region Council of Governments.
Hahnemann Medical College (1849–1994) – merged with The Medical College of Pennsylvania; now a part of Drexel University College of Medicine; Hershey Junior College (1938–1965) – associate's college in Derry Township (Dauphin County) Mary Immaculate Seminary (1939–1990) – Roman Catholic seminary in Lehigh Township (Northampton County)
In West Chester, PA 3 follows Market Street eastbound and Gay Street westbound. The main north–south road in West Chester is High Street. To the north of town, the road is known as Pottstown Pike, which connects to PA 100 near Exton (PA 100 formerly ran through town). To the south of town, the road is known as Wilmington-West Chester Pike.
The University of Valley Forge (UVF) is a private university near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and 8.8 miles (14.2 km) from Valley Forge National Historical Park. It is affiliated with the Assemblies of God USA. [3] The college, in Chester County, is partially in Charlestown Township, [4] while the other part is in Schuylkill Township. [5]
"We knew that we'd have to do some things to the house, but we didn't think that it would be as big as what we ended up doing," Bhothinard said. "I mean, you buy a house and think, 'OK, we'll make ...
The mountain is a core geographic feature throughout much of the Pennsylvania side of the Lehigh Valley. The mountain is called the Reading Prong by geologists. [4] Unlike Blue Mountain to its north, South Mountain does not follow a straight geographic line. The mountain ranges in elevation between 500 and 1,300 feet (150 and 400 m) above sea ...
The land of the future Centre County was first recorded by James Potter in 1764. Potter reached the top of Nittany Mountain and "seeing the prairies and noble forest beneath him, cried out to his attendant, 'By heavens, Thompson, I have discovered an empire!'" [4] Centre County was created on February 13, 1800 by Act 2092 of the Pennsylvania Legislature from parts of Huntingdon, Lycoming ...