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An 1836 map of Pennsylvania's counties. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, used by the U.S. government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. FIPS codes are five-digit numbers; for Pennsylvania the codes start with 42 and are completed with the three-digit county code.
This district includes twenty-nine contributing buildings that are located in a rural industrial area in the borough of New Hope. Notable buildings include the Heath House/Huffnagle-Hood Mansion and grist mill, the James Magill House (1790), a three-story stone textile mill, the Conrad Hartman Store (c. 1820), and small single-family dwellings for Black and unskilled laborers.
Springdale originally got its name in the year 1820 by either Hannah Keene or her daughter, Frances. Before this, the town is believed to have been known as "Deertown." [5] Today, Springdale is a quiet residential community with a small downtown area and many small businesses. The first European settlers arrived in the area in the early 1800s.
Springdale Township is located at (40.55474 -79.78914 According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km 2 ), of which 2.2 square miles (5.7 km 2 ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km 2 ), or 6.28%, is water.
The Springdale Historic District is a national historic district that is located in the Springdale neighborhood of York in York County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
The smaller parcel is located in Springdale Township. The western parcel falls within the East Branch Big Sewickley Creek watershed and Interstate 79 runs north/south approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the east. The eastern parcel falls within the Yutes Run watershed and Pennsylvania Route 28 passes just to the south.
The original four-room farmhouse was the birthplace and childhood home of Rachel Carson, whose 1962 book Silent Spring launched the modern environmentalist movement. The Carson family moved to this home in 1901 with plans to live in the home temporarily, and to sell lots from the 65-acre land to finance building a modern home.
Pennsylvania Route 248 (PA 248) is a 31.3 mi (50.4 km) long state highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 209 (US 209) in Weissport East, a CDP in Franklin Township.