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Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Betzischteddel) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Harrisburg, the state capital.
This is a list of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania.There are currently 956 municipalities classified as boroughs and one classified as a town in Pennsylvania.Unlike other forms of municipalities in Pennsylvania, boroughs and towns are not classified according to population.
A sign with sister cities of York. This is a list of sister cities in the United States state of Pennsylvania.Sister cities, known in Europe as twin towns, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted in red. Pennsylvania is a state located in the Northeastern United States.As of the 2020 U.S. census, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state with 13,002,700 inhabitants [1] and the 32nd-largest by land area spanning 44,742.70 square miles (115,883.1 km 2) of land. [2]
The high school has won state championships in field hockey in 1974, baseball in 1993. [1] The district's Quiz Bowl Team was national runner up at the 2004 National Academic Championship.
Edinboro is located in southern Erie County at (41.876558, -80.131661 It is surrounded by Washington Township.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km 2), of which 2.3 square miles (5.9 km 2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km 2), or 4.95%, is water. [6]
Elizabethtown College was founded in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren in response to an initiative by Jacob G. Francis.Francis advocated for Elizabethtown because of the proximity to the railways.
On August 6, 2018, Blake John Shearer, a 16-year-old boy, was beaten to death in a park in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania by 24-year old David Mikeal Skalla. The killing gained notoriety and media attention due to the brutality of the crime and the unusual nature of a killing occurring in the small town.