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Topic: West Franklin Township, Pennsylvania

	Chapter 22, West Franklin Township
		A petition of numerous citizens of Franklin township was filed in the court of quarter sessions of this county, March 17, 1866, praying for a division of their township by a line beginning at a point on Daniel Shaffer's farm, and at the corner between schoolhouses Nos.
		West of that Minteer tract, in the unsurveyed territory on the Gapen map, is the inscription "Improved Land." On the other map is a trapezoidal tract "Samuel Clark, 151 1/2 a," which and probably other 100 acres were first improved by William Gallagher, who conveyed 100 acres to Abraham Smith, June 1, 1806, for $100.
		It adjoins "Cheshire" and the McDonald, afterward Buffalo Furnace, tract on the west.
	www.pa-roots.com /~armstrong/smithproject/history/chap22.html (10290 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pennsylvania
		Pennsylvania was the scene of some of the most interesting and important events of the French and Indian War during the colonial period, notably the defeat of Braddock at the ford of the Monongahela about seven miles from Fort Duquesne, now the site of Pittsburg.
		Pennsylvania is the second state in the Union in the number of church members and first in the number of church organizations.
		Pennsylvania is entitled to thirty-two representatives in the Congress of the United States and thirty-four votes in the Presidential Electoral College.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11638c.htm (6334 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)

	Franklin Township, Summit County, Ohio (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Treaty of Fort McIntosh made it possible for the portion of Franklin Township lying east of the Tuscarawas River to be surveyed in 1800.
		Franklin was the site of several early villages: Manchester (the first to be formed, in 1815,) Savannah and Clinton (both 1816,) Orradeen (1835) and Pumroy (1837.) Today, only Manchester and Clinton remain, although Clinton is now an incorporated village, outside of the township’s boundaries.
		The Franklin Township Board of Trustees chose to honor the impressive achievements of its native son, the late George H. Sisler, by naming its newly-acquired park, at 800 West Nimisila Road, in his honor.
	www.franklintownship-oh.gov /history.htm (1356 words)

	Benjamin Franklin FAQ
		Benjamin Franklin is buried in the cemetery of Christ Church, Philadelphia.
		Benjamin Franklin had eight grandchildren: William Temple, who was the son of William Franklin, and the seven children of Sally (Franklin) Bache, named: Benjamin, William, Betsy, Louis, Deborah, Richard, and Sarah.
		Regarding: "excerpts from the journal of Charles Pickney of South Carolina of the proceedings of Constitutional Convention of 1789 regarding the statement of Benjamin Franklin at the convention concerning Jewish immigration." Supposedly housed at The Franklin Institute...
	sln.fi.edu /franklin/birthday/faq.html (2491 words)

	North Franklin Townsihp
		North Franklin Township is home to approximately 5000 people who reside in an area of 7.3 beautiful square miles of land.
		The Trinity West Elementary School, as well as the Trinity Middle and High Schools are all located within 3 miles of each other in our township.
		The township is a blend of commercial progress and residential comfort.
	www.northfranklintownship.com (166 words)

	West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		West Bradford Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
		In the township the population was spread out with 32.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
		The median income for a household in the township was $79,063, and the median income for a family was $81,721.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Bradford_Township,_Pennsylvania (374 words)

	Franklin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Franklin Township was created in 1844 from sections of surrounding townships - Elk Creek, McKean and Washington — and was named for the early American statesman, Benjamin Franklin.
		Streams that begin in Franklin Township are either tributaries of Elk Creek to the west and north, or Cussewago and French Creek to the south.
		Franklin Center remains the largest concentration of buildings and residences, however, the center for government and voting - as well as social events within the township - is a few miles south at the crossroads of Route 98 and New Road where the Township Office and Volunteer Fire Department headquarters are located.
	visiteriepa.com /communities/franklin.shtml (1054 words)

	Kingwood Township - Township History Page - Yesteryear
		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.
		West Jersey was afterwards conveyed to William Penn, Garven Lawrie, and Nicholas Lucas as proprietors by Lord Berkeley.
		Thomas West by 1800s owned the expanse of land just north of the Methodist Episcopal Church on the west side of the road and Daniel Bray on the east side.
	twp.kingwood.hunterdon.nj.us /township_history_of_yesteryear.html (1985 words)

	West Amwell Township History
		West Amwell was right in the middle of the early history of the United States.
		Our West Amwell is the result of division and subtraction of lands and boundaries that during the three centuries from 1664 to the present we will briefly trace.
		West Amwell's industries were those that catered to the needs of the local people and were located on Alexauken Creek to make use of the water power.
	www.westamwelltwp.org /watour.htm (6306 words)

	Description of the Geology of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania
		West of Chestnut Ridge runs the remarkably straight and regular Blairsville basin, with the Derry and Latrobe mines to the north, and the Jacobs creek mines to the south, in the Pittsburgh coal bed, as at Connellsville, sustaining a vast number of coke ovens.
		West of it is the Greensburg basin of Pittsburgh coal bed and overlying measures, (4 miles wide by 12 long) and another smaller patch north of New Alexandria.
		West of it lies the Waynesburg trough, not deep enough in this county to hold the Pittsburgh bed, except in six hill tops west and north of McLaughlinstown.
	www.libraries.psu.edu /emsl/guides/X/westmoreland.htm (511 words)

	History
		Franklin Township received grants of $5,000 and $8,750 over two years from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to take, transcribe and compile digital videotape oral histories from our 70, 80- and 90-year old residents.
		With modern surveying methods, Franklin Township was actually determined to be 5.22 miles from east to west and 5.52 miles north to south, consisting of 18441.8 acres.
		Franklin Center, or Franklin Corners, as it was called in the post office directory of the time, lies eight miles from Girard, Fairview and McKean, five miles from Sterrettania and 17 miles from Erie.
	www.twp.franklin.erie.pa.us /history.htm (1612 words)

	Princeton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
		Franklin designates the area adjacent to Princeton as Rural Residential (1 acre or greater lot size) and Suburban Residential (1 to 4 dwelling units per acre) except for the Village of Kingston which is designated as a historic village.
		While adjacent land uses in Franklin Township are compatible, traffic impacts from developments in Franklin along Route 27 and County Route 514 could have a deleterious effect on the quality of life in Princeton.
		In the southwestern portion of the Township is a PA 4B Rural Environmentally Sensitive area.
	www.princetontwp.org /masterplan/mprelationships.html (2339 words)

	West Fork Township - Franklin County (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Early Settlement Henry Meyer was the fist settler in the township.
		Leonard N. Lockwood is one of the first settlers in the township of West Fork, and among the earliest residents in the county of Franklin.
		He comes of a pioneer race, his parents having been among the first inhabitants of Saratoga Co., N.Y. His maternal grandmother was living in Pennsylvania at the period of the Indian disturbances, and was driven from the State by the redskins, about the time of the massacre at Wyoming.
	members.aol.com /Mlochlan2/wfork.htm (1095 words)

	Ross Township- Township History
		All of the land west of the Allegheny and north of the Oho rivers remained "Indian country", however, until Octobers 23, 1784, when the "Last Purchases" was made from the Indians at Fort Stanwix (Rome, N.Y), comprising all the land from the Allegheny to the western boundary of Pennsylvania.
		On the affirmative report of the viewers, the court confirmed the line at the November term of 1809, and the new township was named Ross in honor of James Ross, the eminent attorney of Pittsburgh, just then at the height of his career.
		In 1847, the formation of Shaler Township took away about two miles from the eastern side of Ross; so that from that time the township has remained as it is today, except for the formation of the West View Borough in 1905.
	www.ross.pa.us /township_history.htm (2434 words)

	Waterford Township (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The township was and remains the largest in the county.
		Waterford Township, located near the middle of the county, was along the way from many hamlets to many others and several early roads were cut through.
		Lake LeBoeuf is one of the particular lures of the township.
	visiteriepa.com /communities/waterford_township.shtml (1389 words)

	McDonough County, Illinois, Macomb Township, Macomb City
		William E. Anderson is a native of this county, born in Tennessee township, November 15, 1863, and is a son of William J., and Sarah A. Anderson.
		William Cook (deceased) was a native of Pennsylvania, and settled in Macomb, Illinois, in 1851.
		Levi Morrison, one of the businessmen of Macomb, is a native of York county, Pennsylvania, born July 9, 1850.
	www.macomb.com /~ilmcdono/townships/Macomb1885.html (20992 words)

	West Franklin township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
		Back to: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (PA), All US cities.
		Church in West Franklin township: Franklin Union Church.
		73% of West Franklin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
	www.city-data.com /township/West-Franklin-Armstrong-PA.html (128 words)

	Franklin Township
		Free Will Baptists worshipped in homes and later the schoolhouse at Franklin Forks, built in 1840, until the house of worship was built in 1856.
		Franklin Township was formed during the May Session (of the Court of Quarter Sessions) in 1835.
		In 1994, to preserve and develop the park, a group of concerned citizens incorporated themselves as the Friends of Salt Springs Park, Inc. Through subcontracts with the State of Pennsylvania and Susquehanna County, the Friends manage the property, run an Environmental Education Center, and are renovating (or have renovated) the existing structures.
	www.susqcohistsoc.org /townships/franklin.htm (525 words)

	Bensalem Township
		Bensalem Township, an area of 21 square miles, is the buffer township between Philadelphia on the West and the rest of Bucks County on the East and Northeast.
		The Township was not incorporated within its boundaries; it consists of a group of communities, each with its own identity and community life, including churches, schools, fire companies and other community activities, joined together in one large municipal body called a township.
		Bristol Pike, which runs parallel with the Delaware River in the southern part of the Township, was also known as "The Kings Highway", was the first road cut through Bucks County by order of the Provincial Council and a number of the milestones are still standing.
	www.bensalem-township.net /about/history.aspx (525 words)

	Pennsylvania Highways: US 30
		Perhaps the most famous of all the US highways in Pennsylvania, US 30 is a part of the Lincoln Highway from Philadelphia to the Ohio border which was the first paved transcontinental highway in the United States.
		With the opening, the designation was removed from the current PA 60 alignment from Robinson to the West End Circle, and from Forbes Avenue, Beeler Street, Wilkins Avenue, Dallas Avenue, Penn Avenue, and Ardmore Boulevard on the eastern side of the city.
		The famous Lincoln Highway landmark, located west of Schellsburg in Bedford County, was known not just for being a ship located at the top of a mountain, but also because you were able to see seven counties and three states from its vantage point.
	www.pahighways.com /us/US30.html (3684 words)

	Budget Message to the Board
		Phase II is the construction of restrooms, press box and storage facilities on the east side of the football field.
		Township will be assisting in the access drives, utility installation and completion of the restroom facilities.
		Cranberry Township has become and continues to be a model throughout the Commonwealth.
	www.twp.cranberry.pa.us /townshipfinances/2003BudgetMessage.html (960 words)

	West Bethlehem township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
		West Bethlehem township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
		Churches in West Bethlehem township include: Highland Church, Tenmile Church.
		Cemeteries: Horn Cemetery, Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Franklin Cemetery.
	www.city-data.com /township/West-Bethlehem-Washington-PA.html (137 words)

	Pennsylvania School Choice
		State officials appropriated additional funds for charter schools in the 2002-2003 budget and gave districts, which had been responsible for funding all of their charter schools, a reimbursement equal to 30 percent of their charter schools' per-pupil expenditure throughout the previous year.
		The family is the first to use the Pennsylvania Religious Freedom Protection Act to challenge education issues in the state.
		In January, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development began requiring scholarship organizations to report the number of scholarships funded by tax credited corporate donations.
	www.heritage.org /Research/education/schoolchoice/Pennsylvania.cfm (2172 words)

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	Franklin, Pennsylvania PA, township profile (Chester County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Pennsylvania > All counties > Chester County > Franklin
		Franklin is a township in Chester County, in the Philadelphia-Camden metro area.
		· Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=275768 (692 words)

	Taking its toll - Tribune-Review
		Just west of what is now Export, between Turtle Creek to the north and the old Forbes Road to the south, the turnpike continued past a log tollhouse.
		The tollhouse had a chimney on the west end of the building that had both an outside and inside fireplace.
		Delmont's Central Hotel and the log tollhouse west of Export remain as reminders of the bygone era of the Northern Turnpike and the way of life that went with it.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_472370.html (1264 words)

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	Pennsylvania Real Estate - Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Inc.
		Pennsylvania Real Estate - Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Inc.
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	Pennsylvania Hotels - Discounts and Reservations for Hotels in Pennsylvania
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