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| | All About Damascus Township Pennsylvania - Brief History of Damascus Township (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | In The First Court of Wayne County, September 1798, a petition was made for 6 townships to be erected: Buckingham, Mount Pleasant, Damascus, Palmyra, Canaan and Lackawaxen. |
 | | In the early 1800's, Berlin Township, Dyberry Township, and Lebanon Township were divided from Damascus Township. |
 | | The remaining 51,785 acres, or 10.6% of the total land in Wayne County, constitute the present Township, which is geographically the largest township in the county. |
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