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	Black Creek Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Black Creek Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
		In the township the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
		The median income for a household in the township was $35,028, and the median income for a family was $41,250.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_Creek_Township,_Pennsylvania (365 words)

	Articles concerning Cooks Creek Watershed Association - Springfield Township, Durham Township, Bucks County, ...
		Brown trout may be found in all of the state's watersheds, from limestone spring creeks, infertile headwaters and swampy outflows to suitable habitat in the larger rivers and reservoir tailwaters.
		It is related to the Arctic char of the Far North, the Dolly Varden and bull trouts of the West, and the lake trout.
		Brook trout are found in Pennsylvania as wild populations in the Ohio, Susquehanna, Genesee, Potomac and Delaware River watersheds.
	www.cookscreekpa.org /didyouknow.htm (1416 words)

	Plymouth Township History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A small section in the western end of the township was annexed by Norristown, which became a borough in 1812.
		Township elections were held there as well, and a post office was established there in May, 1857.
		The Schuylkill Valley Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the tracks of which parallel those of the Reading Railroad was opened in 1884, and the Trenton Cut-off branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad was built in 1891.
	www.plymouthtownship.org /life/history.html (1012 words)

	History \| Haverford Township Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Haverford Township was laid out by William Penn as part of the Welsh Tract or Barony.
		On Darby Creek to the west, Richard Hayes Jr., David Morris and Samuel Lewis erected a gristmill, known as Haverford New Mill, in 1707.
		The Pennsylvania Railroad Golf Club was established in 1925 on 109 acres bounded by Earlington Road, Manoa Road and City Line.
	www.haverfordtownship.com /history (979 words)

	Crumrine - Cross Creek Twp.
		The township of Cross Creek retained its original territory and limits until May, 1806, when a portion of it was taken to form the township of Mount Pleasant; and in 1853 the township of Jefferson was formed from the western part of Cross Creek, reducing the township to its present limits.
		In 1863 Cross Creek township had nine school districts, in which ten teachers taught, and two hundred and ninety-seven pupils were enrolled; $98.40 was received from the State, $1082.50 from other sources, and the cost of the schools for the year was $1132.23.
		Cross Creek township was a separate justice's district from its erection in 1790 till the erection of election districts, May 4, 1803, when it became embraced with other territory in District No. 3, and so remained till 1838, when the office of justice became elective, and the township an independent district.
	www.chartiers.com /crumrine/twp-crosscreek.html (18677 words)

	1895 History of Butler County Pennsylvania
		Wheather on the farm, in the industries along the creek, or as village builders, all were thorough pioneers, who laid the foundations on which the properity of this division of the county rests.
		The assessment of the township in 1894 was $361,699, and of the borough $91,661.
		The county tax was $1,446.79, for the township and $366.64 for the borough, while the State tax levied in the township was $133.02, and in the borough $180.93.
	mysite.verizon.net /vze7tsc4/id58.html (1834 words)

	A bygone inn
		Because the story of the inn's departure is not a tale of men in fl hats and white hats, or a clash between evil and good.
		It was built in 1744, one of at least eight inns that rose on that particular stretch of pike between 1735 and 1811.
		The land that became Springfield Township was William Penn's gift to his first wife, Gulielma Maria Springett Penn. Today, the township is a bedroom community of 19,500, covering six square miles on the northwest border of Philadelphia.
	www.ushistory.org /blackhorse/press/inq051003.htm (1808 words)

	North East Township (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Century farms proudly proclaim the dedication to the land by its citizens, and well-designed subdivisions are located comfortably amid the groves of trees, in the valleys, and along the byways.
		The southern boundary of the township was extended in 1841.
		Land use in the township continues to be mainly in agriculture, and throughout the area can be found many Century Farms, that is, farms that have been owned and worked by one family and its descendants for 100 years or more.
	www.visiteriepa.com /communities/north_east_township.shtml (1783 words)

	Kennett Township, Chester County PA
		Pennsbury Township was established in 1770, in response to a petition requesting that Kennett Township be divided into East and West Kennett Township for the purpose of better representation.
		Free fls were also very active in aiding runaway slaves on the road to freedom and were an important segment of Kennett Township's population as early as 1830.
		There is record of two early private schools in the Township, one, conducted by Rebecca Gillingham in her father's home known as "The Pines," and the other under the care of Kennett Friends Meeting, which was located in the triangle between Schoolhouse Road and U.S. Route 1.
	www.livingplaces.com /PA/Chester_County/Kennett_Township.html (1751 words)

	Doyle's Jefferson Co. Township Descriptions: Saline
		On Yellow Creek are remains of white pine forests, destroyed by Indians who tapped the trees for rosin, which they used as salve and to aid in kindling fires.
		As we have seen the land was good, and Yellow Creek with its tributary streams furnished water power for numerous flour and other mills that were among the last in the county to succumb to the new order of things.
		A stone hotel was built at the mouth of the creek, and when destroyed by fire in 1897 the date of its erection (1803) was discovered carved in a chimney stone.
	www.learningdesign.com /family/places/Doyletownships2.html (2809 words)

	NRDC: America's Animal Factories - Pennsylvania
		Pennsylvania has agreed with other states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to reduce the levels of nitrogen and phosphorus entering the Susquehanna River (which is the largest tributary to the Chesapeake Bay) by 40 percent by the year 2000.
		Until recently, under state water quality laws, Pennsylvania had consistently exempted manure storage facilities and land application of manure from any permitting requirements so long as the operations were in accordance with the antiquated and inadequate state manure management manual.
		So far, Codorus Township in York County has ordinances in place, and Wayne Township in Mifflin County and Swatara Township in Lebanon County are in the process of drawing up their ordinances.
	www.nrdc.org /water/pollution/factor/stpen.asp (1663 words)

	Somerset County This and That (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Newspaper columnist Mary Hause elaborated on the story, noting that Henry Black was "one of three large slave holders in Somerset county, prior to the Civil War.
		Slave quarters were in the rear of his large plantation...There his slaves lived, loved and died, to end in the little burial ground under a sapling oak." She also wrote that Black used the slaves as workers at his tavern, which was situated along the Glade Road.
		Henry Black, who lived from 1783 to 1841, served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1816 - 1818, then served as associate judge of Somerset County from 1820 to 1840.
	www.afrolumens.org /slavery/somertnt.html (423 words)

	Welcome To Moshannon Creek Woodlands
		The property is divided by Moshannon Creek which is the boundary between Clearfield and Centre Counties.
		Township officials at nearby townships have installed public sewer to within about five (5) miles of the property on the north side to Hawk Run.
		The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and their project team are committed to involving the residential and local business community in every stage of the development process.
	www.moshannonwoods.com (1873 words)

	Pine Creek Valley Early Action Plan
		The contents of this report are the conclusions of an analysis of the Pine Creek Valley Early Action Recommendations submitted to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) by Fermata, Inc., in addition to results of public comments received from two public meetings and an open public comment period during November 2005.
		An effort is underway for the development of a functional Pine Creek Valley Council of Governments (PCV-COG) comprised of local township representatives in the Pine Creek Valley from both Lycoming and Tioga counties.
		Local business owners and fishermen have asked that fishing restrictions be placed on Pine Creek where the mouths of cold water tributaries meet Pine Creek during specific times of the year and when the waters of Pine Creek warm and trout migrate and congregate at the mouths of these cold water streams.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /forestry/pinecreek_report.aspx (3673 words)

	Franklin Township History
		Franklin Township was formed on the last Tuesday of October 1785 during the quarterly session of the York County Court.
		Perhaps the most well known piece of Franklin Township history is the story of Mary Jemison, who in 1755 was captured in Pleasant Valley by a band of six Shawnee Indians who were disturbed by the encroachment of the white settlers on their land.
		In 1800, the population of Franklin Township was 1,023.
	www.franklintwp.us /hist.htm (1683 words)

	Kingwood Township - Township History Page - Yesteryear
		In 1845 there was another split when Franklin Township, formerly northeastern section of Kingwood Township, became a separate township with much opposition from local residents.
		It is situated on the Delaware River from just south of Byram to Frenchtown, extends to Alexandria and Franklin Townships to the North and East, going south via Locktown and across the north of Delaware Township to the river.
		The house lay to the northwest of the church and was built by Jonathan Wolverton in 1737.
	twp.kingwood.hunterdon.nj.us /township_history_of_yesteryear.html (1985 words)

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		I believe the double lane brick tunnel was at the intersection of Duck Creek and Ridge, with the two roads combining to pass through and then diverging their separate ways on the north side.
		The fl and yellow striping was probably painted in the mid 1960's Originally there was a stop light over the center of the arch, either a red/green light or just a flashing red, perhaps both at different times.
		Pennsylvania railroad bridge over Highland Ave, near Lester Rd. This is one leg of the wye which connected the PRR New Castle District through Norwood Station and onto the B&O where it continued on to Cincinnati.
	www.duckcreek.org (9972 words)

	Historic La Mott Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham Township (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Interestingly, the Township still retains the general shape it had three hundred years ago, which can be seen on a survey map produced by Thomas Holme.
		Tookany Creek and its tributaries run through most of Cheltenham and in the early years provided a lifeline for the Township’s early settlers.
		As the dependence upon the mills dwindled and the growth of the Township continued to grow, the areas, largely wooded, that were around the creek slowly disappeared.
	www.historic-lamott-pa.com /cheltenham.html (1263 words)

	Black Creek, Pennsylvania PA, township profile (Luzerne County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Pennsylvania > All counties > Luzerne County > Black Creek
		Black Creek is a township in Luzerne County, in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre metro area.
		· Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=275384 (728 words)

	Inns, Mills Attracted Settlers to Flourtown
		The first inn to be established in Springfield Township was the Wheelpump Hotel, built in 1732 at the corner of the present Bethlehem Pike and Gordon Rd. Jacob Neff had it in 1776 and John Kenner in 1785.
		It was first kept as a public house about 1760 and at one time bore the sign of "The Eagle." In 1835, Abraham Slifer bought the property and was succeeded by his son, Charles who carried on an extensive feed business in connection with the thriving hotel.
		The Black Horse has a record complete as a hotel over 100 years, but was a hotel long before that, and during the early part of the 19th century bore the sign of "Samson and the Lion."
	www.ushistory.org /blackhorse/history/innsmills.htm (619 words)

	Blacklick Township Page
		Blacklick Township is the rural area north of the boroughs of Nanty Glo and Vintondale, comprising the area of Cambria County west of Cambria Township to the Indiana County line.
		BELSANO—Despite the fact that the state of Pennsylvania claims that its name traces to a town in Italy, Belsano is of interest as the most Anglo-Saxon Protestant settlement in, possibly, all of Cambria County.
		Blacklick Township and the boroughs of Vintondale and Nanty Glo jointly comprise the Blacklick Valley School District.
	www.nantyglo.com /blacklick.htm (1015 words)

	Choconut Township
		The Pennsylvania Choconut Baptist Church &endash; first organized religious body in the township on Jan. 29, 1814.
		Joseph's College and Church, Roman Catholic, located on the Choconut Creek, was opened in 1852 and destroyed by fire in 1864.
		Choconut Township was formed on 27 Apr 1813.
	www.susqcohistsoc.org /townships/choconut.htm (406 words)

	Forest Lake Township
		Forest Lake Township was formed on 4 May 1836.
		Birchardville, named for Jabez and Jesse Birchard, who came from Connecticut to the middle branch of the Wyalusing Creek in 1799.
		Birchard owned and worked the land under a Connecticut title (the Connecticut--Pennsylvania dispute over this part of Northeastern Pennsylvania raged for nearly 150 years) and called it "Ruby." Jabez had a small grist mill and distillery as early as 1815 and was the first postmaster, with the post office established in his house in 1826.
	www.susqcohistsoc.org /townships/forestlake.htm (434 words)

	Black Creek township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
		Black Creek township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
		Churches in Black Creek township include: Black Creek Church, Saint Pauls Church.
		76% of Black Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
	www.city-data.com /township/Black-Creek-Luzerne-PA.html (138 words)

	Muncy Creek township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
		Churches in Muncy Creek township include: Immanuel Church, Pleasant View Church.
		Park in Muncy Creek township: Black Hole Creek Park.
		65% of Muncy Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
	www.city-data.com /township/Muncy-Creek-Lycoming-PA.html (133 words)

	Pennsylvania Highways: US 1
		During the late 1950s, when the Interstate System was beginning to take shape, Pennsylvania had originally planned to route I-95 along US 1 in Bucks County.
		In the southern part of Pennsylvania, construction began in 1965 on the expressway from PA 41 to the current US 1 alignment north of Kennett Square.
		Also that year, at the other end of the alignment in the Commonwealth, the Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge was widened to six lanes for a total curb-to-curb width of 62 feet.
	www.pahighways.com /us/US1.html (2027 words)

	2005 Land Accomplishments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		rare Henslow’s Sparrow and is the only known breeding population in NE Pennsylvania of this species.
		and houses a portion of Bow Creek that is teaming with native brook trout.
		Creek and over one mile of Shickshinny Creek.
	www.nblt.org /index.php?id=Land_2005Accomplishments (484 words)

	Pennsylvania State Parks - All Alerts - PA DCNR
		Before bringing firewood to a Pennsylvania State Park, please read the information in the linked page about a very real threat to forests in Pennsylvania and all of North America.
		Caution should be used while hiking and biking due to the rough conditions of some small sections of the trail surface.
		6/5/2005 11:25:00 AM Pennsylvania's state parks system is operating under tight fiscal constraints this year due to the overall economic climate in Pennsylvania.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /stateparks/parks/alldata.aspx (5550 words)

	St Patrick Cemetery, Sugar Creek Township, Armstrong County Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is a partial transcription of tombstones at St. Patrick Cemetery, Sugarcreek Twp., Armstrong Co., PA, made by Mary Beth Wheeler 21 April 1998.
		BLACK, Mary Jane, wife of E. F., d.
		BLACK, James A., son of A. and C., d.
	www.pa-roots.com /~armstrong/townships/sugarcreek/stpatrick.html (542 words)

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