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  Description of the Geology of Forest County Pennsylvania
The formations in this county are nearly horizontal, the average dip being less than common railway gradients; and the surface being almost a continuous forest, presents few exposures even of a broken and uncertain character; while the oil wells show that the beds and groups of beds vary in thickness in every direction.
Coal-openings are more numerous near Marienville in Jenks township than elsewhere, but even trial pits have been gradually discontinued owing to the abundance of wood and the general use bore-hole gas for light and fuel.
From: A geological hand atlas of the sixty-seven counties of Pennsylvania :embodying the results of the field work of the survey, from 1874 to 1884.
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  Jenks Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jenks Township is a township in Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States.
In the township the population was spread out with 19.2% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the township was $27,067, and the median income for a family was $32,273.
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JENKS, Jeremiah:, a pioneering settler of the eastern side of the county.
Jenks was born December 13, 1810 in Newport, New Hampshire.
Jenks and his family were members of the Christain Baptist Church in Sand Beach.
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 History of Forest County, Chapter 13   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
JENKS TOWNSHIP occupies a central position in the eastern half of the county.
The west branch of Spring creek, rising in Howe township, flows through the extreme eastern warrants; Millstone creek rises on the ridge northeast of Marienville, and drains the central warrants, while Salmon creek and its feeders are found in the northwest quarter.
The first assessment roll of Jenks township in possession of Clerk Brennan is that of 1852, by Cyrus Blood, assessor.
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 Bershire Township, Delaware County, Ohio
His father was born in Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio in 1859, and settled in Delaware Co. in 1865; mother was a daughter of John Amspoker; she was born in 1811; they had seven children; four are living; John A., married to Miranda Stockwell, a daughter of Jas.
His father was born in Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio early, settling in Knox Co. ; his mother was a daughter of Sam'l Stimatz ; she was born in Virginia ; they had a family of seven children, all of whom are living.
His mother was born in Pennsylvania about 1785, and came West with her husband; she was married a second time, her last husband was Phillip Clay, a relative of Henry Clay she died in December, 1864, and was the mother of five children by her union with Mr.
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 Beautiful Barnett Township - Forest County PA | Local Government Working For You
Barnett Township is a political subdivision of Forest County, Pennsylvania.
The Township is bounded on the north by Jenks Township, on the south by the Clarion River and Jefferson County, on the east by Millstone Township, Elk County, and on the west by Farmington Township in Clarion County.
There are 1,778 acres of the park within the township boundaries and, depending on the season, there are hiking trails, picnic areas, canoe, kayak, and "tube" rentals, cross country ski equipment rentals, an ice skating pond and a sledding slope.
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 Judge Elijah Heath House
On April 2, 1830 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed legislation to establish Brookville as the seat of justice for Jefferson County.
Jenks subsequently sold the property to next-door neighbor and prominent Jefferson County gunsmith Mr.
Dr. Jenks was also a very prominent county citizen and held the office of County Commissioner at the same time as Elijah.
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 1850 Census of Jefferson County, PA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
1850 Census of Jefferson County, PA 1850 Census of Jefferson County, PA Jenks Township 1 1a 2
Beaver Township 50 A 51 51 A 52 52 A 53 53 A 54 54 A 55 55 a 56 56 A 57 57 A 58
Young Township 81A 81B 82A 82B 83A 83B 84A 84B 85A 85B 86A 86B 87A 87B 88A 88B 89A 89B 90A 90B 91A 91B 92A 92B 93A 93B 94A 94B 95A 95B 96A 96B 97A
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 Jenks Homes
Jenks was especially interested in the political aspects of economic problems and he served frequently on various government commissions and made many reports on currency, labor, and immigration issues.
As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 1,261.
The per capita income for the township is $15,131.
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 Newtown Historic Association, Inc. - Newtown, PA
In April of 1867, a number of prominent residents of Newtown and Wrightstown Townships applied to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for, and were granted, a charter to establish a turnpike road from the Anchor Tavern in Wrightstown to Newtown.
The 5,000 acres originally comprising Newtown Township and the Townstead were part of the vast tract purchased by William Penn from the Indians by William Markham, Penn's agent, on July15, 1682.
The plan of the township and townstead were surveyed by Thomas Holme in 1684 and the boundaries that appear on his map of that date remain essentially the same today.
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 © Chapter One
His home in Bethel Township was a one-story log house sized 46' X 22' with two windows and 24 panes valued at $120.00.
Ann (Fisher) Hess of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Frances (Kuhl) Fisher of said County who is named in the will of Paul Kuhl deceased as the sister of said deceased and having acknowledged receipt of $31.25.
Benjamin obtained a warrant to 138 acres of land in Bethel Twp., Fulton County, Pennsylvania in 1851.
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 Extended Stay Jenks - Corporate Housing in Furnished Apartments
The role of agriculture in the area was further strengthened with the immigration to the Jenks area of a sizable settlement of Bulgarian farmers and their families in the 1920's.
The first Jenks single lane bridge across the Arkansas River was built in 1910 to be replace in 1948 with a two-lane bridge.
From the beginning, Jenks Schools have played an influential role within the community, and this role was extended over time northwestward and eastward into Tulsa which the school district also encompassed.
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 PHMC: Governors of Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Stone was born in Delmar Township, Tioga County, April 18, 1846.
When he turned eighteen he again enlisted as a private in Company A, 187th Pennsylvania Volunteers, the "Keystone Brigade." Two of the unit's most noted engagements began in June 1864, first at Cold Harbor, Virginia, where another future governor fought, James Beaver, and between June 16 and September 22 during the siege of Petersburg.
In 1880, noticed by President Rutherford Hayes, Stone was appointed district attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania and reappointed by President Chester Arthur in 1884.
www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/governors/stone.asp?secid=31   (733 words)

  
 Newtown Borough, PA
The small village along Newtown Creek became the County Seat of Bucks in 1725 and it remained the center of county government until 1813 when the Court House was moved to Doylestown.
The village had been settled as part of Newtown Township until it was incorporated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General Assembly as a borough on April 16, 1838.
Qualified voters accepted the Act of Incorporation and, on May 21, 1838, met at the public house of Oliver Cadwallader to elect by ballot one person for Chief Burgess, one person for Assistant Burgess and nine persons to compose a Town Council, five of whom were to be free-holders.
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 History of St Joseph Co., MI, biographies from 1877
Coming to the township in 1833, when it was an unbroken wilderness, he lived to see it change to a region of finely-cultivated farms, and where, when he first came, a few straggling log-houses played hide-an-seek amidst the woods, he helped largely to build a thriving, bustling village.
While in Pennsylvania he assisted his father in the carding and woolen business, and since, has been principally engaged in farming and dealing in live-stock; is the owner of a fine farm of four hundred and sixty acres, a view of which may be seen elsewhere.
Hiram Amasa Pitts was born in the township of Onondaga, Onondago county, in the State of New York, November 11, 1818.
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 1850's Pennsylvania Maps
In 1854 the legislature passed the Act of Consolidation, providing that “the city of Philadelphia, as limited by the charter of 1789, should be enlarged by taking in all the territory within the county of Philadelphia.” Thus, the county and city of Philadelphia became one political entity and the county government effectively disappeared.
Although the map is small, the townships within each county are delineated, and rail lines and canals shown.
This is one of the iconic maps of Pennsylvania cartography, and the most important map of the latter 19th century.
www.mapsofpa.com /antiquemaps35.htm   (1129 words)

  
 Jenks, George (History - 1844)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
, a well known and respected farmer, operating 160 acres of land in sections 16 and 17, Loyal Township, one mile west of Loyal Village, was born on a farm in Lyden Township, Lewis County, N. Y., June 24, 1844.
His father was William Jenks, a native of that county and of English descent, who married Mary Ann Kent, their children being: Lester, who died young Savillian, George and Sarah.
With his son Arthur, he organized the Jenks Dairy Company, of which he is still a member.
wvls.lib.wi.us /ClarkCounty/clark/data/bios1/1214.htm   (248 words)

  
 PA Dept of the Auditor General - Auditees - Forest County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In 1984, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed Act 205, the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act.
In addition, funds are allocated through the municipalities to nearly 2,000 volunteer relief associations in Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Employees Retirement Commission determines eligible municipalities and the amount of state aid that each will receive.
www.auditorgen.state.pa.us /allocations/Archives/2002/27alloc.html   (326 words)

  
 Aqua America Increases Customer Base by More Than 11 Percent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
June 2004 - Aqua Pennsylvania purchased the water assets of Eagle Rock Community Association, Inc., which serves approximately 1,400 residents in Black Creek and Hazle townships in Luzerne County and in East Union and North Union townships in Schuylkill County.
June 2004 - Aqua Pennsylvania purchased the wastewater assets of Eagle Rock Community Association, Inc., which serves approximately 1,400 residents in Black Creek and Hazle townships in Luzerne County and in East Union and North Union townships in Schuylkill County.
July 2004 - Aqua Pennsylvania purchased the assets of Fieldcrest Water Association, Inc. which serves 120 residents in Jackson Township, Luzerne County and will be operated out of the company's Whitehaven office.
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 Whats New at Living Places
While the year-over-year trend in number of homes sold across southeastern Pennsylvania has been one of decreasing resales, Douglass Township (in northeast Montgomery County) runs counter to the curve, showing an increase of 5.5%; Douglass also holds its own with year-over-year 3% increase in median sale price.
City of Harrisburg, State Capitol of Pennsylvania and seat of government for Dauphin County.
Bensalem Township in Lower Bucks County is fortunate to have two of the more "pure" residential examples: Andalusia (National Historic Landmark), and Belmont (National Register of Historic Places).
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 Historic, House, Bed & Breakfast, Historic Bed & Breakfast, Bucks County PA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, New ...
In 1777 Joseph Jenks purchased The Bridgetown Mill.
Joseph Jenks was a prominent family of Quakers in Bucks County.
They traced their decent from Thomas Jenks (1699-1797), who, born in England, traveled with his parents to Pennsylvania in 1700.
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 Slavery in Pennsylvania Sources, Page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
She is about 22 Years of age, small in stature; she took with her a fl silk bonnet, one white muslin dress, a large blue shawl, and a number of other articles of wearing apparel, principally of linsey.
Most slaves in rural Pennsylvania at this time were either born in the region or, more rarely, were brought from plantations in the Caribbean Islands.
He has been seen in Southampton township, and in this city since he went away, when his eyes were sore from a cold he caught lately, he has a cough of some standing, but it is not very violent.
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 PEMA: August 3, 2006
Mahoning Township declared a disaster emergency and will be conducting damage assessment on Monday morning, July 31.
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continue to coordinate recovery operations related to the June 2006 flooding event.
Lows early Friday will be near 60 across the northwest mountains in the mid to upper 60s across much of western and central Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountain region with lower to mid 70s found over the southeast.
www.pema.state.pa.us /pema/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=272366   (1226 words)

  
 Jenks township, Forest County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
Jenks township, Forest County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
Back to: Forest County, Pennsylvania (PA), All US cities.
69% of Jenks township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
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 The Political Graveyard: Bucks County, Pa.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1839-41.
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1829-33; member of Pennsylvania state legislature; state court judge in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1935-48; died in office 1948.
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 LaPorte County, Indiana History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links
Dewey township was originally in great part flooded at every rise of the Kankakee river, on which account it did not settle as rapidly as some other LaPorte county townships.
1850 Census of LaPorte County, Springfield and Townships, by Beverly Telfer.
Other historical Prairie township communities which according to a 1904 account by Rev. Daniels, were expected to possibly grow into towns in the future were Hoyville Station (in section 29) and Willvale Station (near the Kankakee).
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 Punxsutawney History
He recalled the Pennsylvania Dutch legend of the groundhog as a weather prophet and claimed for the Punxsutawney Groundhog all weather rights.
The population of Knox township diminished to that of the 1890's or so but Knoxdale still thrives as a community since the mining boom did not over-inflate it.
Oliver township was formed in 1857 from part of Perry Township.
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 Inauguration of Daniel Weiss: Sixteenth President of Lafayette College
The marshals’ batons are made from the stair rail of the house long occupied by Professor Francis A. March.
On December 27, 1824, a group of citizens of Easton, Pennsylvania, gathered in the second floor parlor of “Chippy” White’s hotel on Center Square to discuss the possibility of establishing a college.
Pennsylvania’s role as a center of the American industrial revolution and Lafayette’s connections with regional industry finally began to produce the prosperity so long sought.
www.lafayette.edu /community/president/tradition.html   (1562 words)

  
 Forest County 1881 Map
The state of Pennsylvania began platting the exact metes-and-bounds tracts of the earliest landowners, township-by-township, starting in 1907, but the Land Office only completed about 1/3 of the state before the project ended.
Unfortunately, Unfortunately, Pennsylvania did not plat the tracts of the earliest landowners of Forest County.
In lieu of being able to bring you Township Warrantee Maps of the earliest settlers, we are posting Map of Forest Co. Pennsylvania Compiled from Records & Official Surveys by S. Irwin which was published by J. Smith in 1881.
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 PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-1446a
This proposed facility is in Hollenback Township, Luzerne County.
This proposed facility is in Manor Township, Lancaster County.
This proposed facility is in Jenks Township, Forest County.
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