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Gritsch was raised in a Lutheran pastor's family in Bernstein im Burgenland in Austria. His family was deeply affected by the Anschluss and the Second World War. His father died on a death march as a Russian prisoner of war, but Gritsch himself, who had been drafted into a Werwolf group, escaped capture by posing as a gypsy boy. [2]
Galeton is a borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania. It is located 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Bradford, Pennsylvania. Light industries, including knitting mills and a tannery have existed in Galeton. The population declined to 993 people in 2020. [4]
As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,396, [1] making it the fifth-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Coudersport. [2] The county was created in 1804 and later organized in 1836. [3] It is named after James Potter, who was a general from Pennsylvania in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Due to ...
As of 2007, there were 19.67 miles (31.66 km) of public roads in Shillington, of which 2.15 miles (3.46 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 17.52 miles (28.20 km) were maintained by the borough. [12] U.S. Route 222 Business and Pennsylvania Route 724 are the numbered highways serving Shillington ...
Dresher (previously Dreshertown) is a community in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The population was 5,610 at the 2000 census. The population was 5,610 at the 2000 census. Because Dresher is neither an incorporated area nor a census-designated place , all statistics are for the ZIP Code 19025, with which the community ...
Patton Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. Patton Township is served by the Patton Township Police Department, Alpha Fire Company, and Centre LifeLink EMS. Alpha Fire Company maintains one of its two substations in Patton Township.
The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum is near Galeton, Potter County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It documents the history and technology of the lumber industry that was a vital part of the economic development and ecological destruction of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum conducts tours of the grounds, educational workshops and ...
Photo from 1979. Middletown is located 3 miles (5 km) north of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant. The Unit #2 reactor at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant suffered a partial meltdown in 1979, causing then Pennsylvania governor Dick Thornburgh to order the evacuation of pregnant women and pre-school children from the area.