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  EARL TOWNSHIP
The governor instructed John Taylor, a Chester County surveyor, to run the line as straight as practical from the main branch of the Octorara Creek north to the Schuylkill River to eliminate disputes.
The new county was to include all that later become the western half of Berks County, and the land north and west of present-day Lancaster County.
West Earl Township was formed from Earl Township in 1833, and East Earl Township was formed in 1851.
www.earltownship.com   (644 words)

  
 Townships' History - Marshall County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
On March 9, 1842, it was divided in the center, east to west, and the southern half became Tippecanoe Township.
The township was entitled to two justices, but the farming population would not vote for one living in the village.
It was taken off the west end of Green Township, being made six miles from east to west and seven miles from north to south.
marshallcountytourism.org /history/townships.html   (1920 words)

  
 MORROW COUNTY, OHIO 1880 HISTORY - WESTFIELD TOWNSHIP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
West was born in Virginia Feb. 4, 1816, and came to Ohio with her parents when a small child.
West learned that their son must die, with parental affection they desired that he might close his eyes in his dear old home which he loved so well, and for which he offered his life.
West has taken an active interest in all things that pertain to the welfare of Westfield Tp., and the people have shown their appreciation of his worth by electing him to various offices, among which is that of Justice of Peace, which he held for many years.
www.heritagepursuit.com /Morrow/MorWestf.htm   (11148 words)

  
 West Taylor Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
West Taylor Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
In the township the population was spread out with 17.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the township was $25,046, and the median income for a family was $29,083.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Taylor_Township,_Pennsylvania   (381 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)

  
 Borough of West Chester, Chester County Pennsylvania
The Taylor Run plant operates in a secondary mode with rotating biological contactors for BOD and ammonia removal and has an annual average capacity of 1.50 million gallons per day.
After passing through the several biological and oxidation processes at the two plants, the disinfected, "polished" effluent is dechlorinated by chemical means before discharge to the streams.
The primary responsibility of the staff is to serve the residents of West Chester and East Bradford Township by effective operating techniques and to insure that the stringent parameters and permits, determined by the enforcement agencies, are met or exceeded.
www.west-chester.com /wastewater.php   (308 words)

  
 Township History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Taylor, commander of the First Jersey Brigade and Hunterdon's only Civil War general was killed by Stonewall Jackson's troops at the Battle of Manassas.
Clinton Township is located in Hunterdon County which is approximately 50 miles West of New York City and approximately 55 miles north west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The township switched from a three-member township committee to a Faulkner Act mayor council government in 1974, with four elected council members and a directly elected mayor.
www.ctpd.org /Township_History.htm   (585 words)

  
 West Bradford Township History & Demographics
West Bradford has also exhibited a strong tradition of cottage industries with flsmiths, wheelwrights, joiners, coopers, pump makers, tinsmiths, shoemakers, and cigar makers at work both on the farmsteads and in the villages.
Although Strasburg Road had existed as a route west since the mid 1700's, its improvement as a state road combined with the nation's post-Revolution expansion led to its emergence as a principal and heavily traveled route west from the 1790's to the 1820's.
Upon the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Township of Bradford in the said County Praying that the said Township may be Divided, made into two Townships and called East and West Bradford, and that the limits thereof may be fully determined.
www.westbradford.org /htmls/History/history.htm   (542 words)

  
 Kennett Township, Chester County PA
The Township name is said to have been suggested by Smith as a tribute to his home village, Kennett, in the County of Wiltshire, England.
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.
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)

  
 High Bridge History
The original area, known as West New Jersey, was inhabited by a division of the Lenape Indians and settled around 1700.
In the original portion of the homestead known as "Solitude," Robert Taylor was given the responsibility of holding John Penn, the last colonial Governor of Pennsylvania and his attorney-general, Mr.
L.H. Taylor's brother, General W. Taylor, served in the Mexican War as well as the Civil War, dying at the battle of Manassas in 1862 while in charge of the First New Jersey Brigade.
westfieldnj.com /whs/history/highbridge.htm   (809 words)

  
 West Taylor, Pennsylvania PA, township profile (Cambria County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Pennsylvania > All counties > Cambria County > West Taylor
West Taylor is a township in Cambria County, in the Johnstown metro area.
· Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=276914   (729 words)

  
 National Park Service - Signers of the Declaration (George Taylor)
When Taylor was about 20 years of age, he indentured himself and emigrated from northern Ireland, where he had been born in 1716, to Pennsylvania.
Taylor had begun his public life in 1747, when he took a commission as a captain in the Chester County militia.
Taylor then moved to Greenwich Township, N.J., and leased Greenwich Forge, which he operated until his death at the age of 65 in 1781.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/declaration/bio48.htm   (625 words)

  
 Car Accident, Auto Injury Information And Car Accident Lawyers In West Virginia -- Lawcore.com
If your vehicle is involved in a West Virginia car accident you must stop the car as close as possible to the scene of the accident, yet far enough away so that it won’t cause another accident.
The victims of a West Virginia car accident often feel that since the accident was not their fault the at fault driver’s insurance will take care of everything.
The family of a woman that was seriously injured and lost her baby in a crash with a police department vehicle is to sue the township and the police department.
www.lawcore.com /car-accident/west-virginia   (1039 words)

  
 Doyle's Jefferson Co. Township Descriptions: Springfield
The creation of other townships in Jefferson County naturally reduced the size of Springfield, and when Carroll County was organized in 1813 it was proposed to incorporate the township into that county, but the people in the eastern sections protested, and it was left in its present form attached to Jefferson.
The township is rugged but has good farms, while the coal and limestone have caused a large development, especially in the western and northern parts.
As soon as the township was generally settled school districts were formed and the educational standard brought up to what it had been in the older communities.
www.learningdesign.com /family/places/Doyletownships4.html   (2080 words)

  
 West Taylor Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
West Taylor Township was formed on June 2, 1884 when Taylor Township was split into East and West sections.
The original Taylor Township was formed on September 16, 1857 from Conemaugh Township.
On June 30, 1908 an eastern portion of West Taylor Township was formed into Middle Taylor Township.
www.rootsweb.com /~pacambri/WTaylor   (58 words)

  
 Farmers pin profit hopes on ethanol plant - Tribune-Review
But Hutter, 50, like many Pennsylvania farmers, believes ethanol -- grain alcohol distilled from plants and mixed with gasoline as an octane enhancer -- may be the key to turning a profit as the burgeoning ethanol industry creates a new, competitive marketplace for corn growers.
Pennsylvania is late to enter the race that industry analysts compare to a modern-day gold rush as the nation speeds to reduce its dependence on oil imports.
The amount of corn grown for grain by Pennsylvania's approximately 15,200 corn producers varies from year to year, according to Mark Tosiano, director of the agency's Pennsylvania field office in Harrisburg.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_483483.html   (1345 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - USA TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
The demographics of Coolbaugh Township are examined because of its proximity to TYAD and to assist in the evaluation of community health concerns.
In accordance with Pennsylvania closure procedures, the following activities were performed: (1) removing hazardous wastes from buildings; (2) inspecting building interiors; (3) vacuuming walls and floors; (4) decontaminating buildings; (5) sampling building interiors and exteriors; (6) performing a risk assessment; and (7) certifying closure in accordance with the RCRA Part B Permit (PRAP, 1995).
In January 1996, the contaminated soil was transported and disposed of in the Empire Landfill, Taylor, Pennsylvania (OHM, 1996).
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/toby/tob_p1.html   (3711 words)

  
 History of Miami Township
Miami Township is an interesting combination of hills and valleys bordered on two sides by the Ohio and Great Miami Rivers.
In the northern end of the Township along the Miami River is the community of Grandview.
In the 1830's the Ohio branch of the Whitewater Canal was constructed through the Township.
www.threeriversschools.org /miami-township.html   (1286 words)

  
 McDonough County, Illinois, Macomb Township, Bardolph
He was justice of the peace for a period of 11 years, supervisor of the township for three years, and school treasurer for several years, besides which he has filled other less important offices.
Cary A. Head, principal of the Bardolph public schools, was born in New Salem township, McDonough county, April 15, 1857, and is the son of Bigger J. and Sarah A. Head.
He is a republican in politics, and is chairman of the township republican central committee, and a member of the county central committee.
www.macomb.com /~ilmcdono/townships/Bardolph1885.html   (7153 words)

  
 Warrington Township
Warrington Township is fortunate to have obtained as much open space as we have, especially in a brief time.
Other townships provide residents that have to park on streets, resident stickers for their cars to avoid ticketing and towing.
The new Township Manager has taken a direct interest in Willow Knoll and we are looking to increase a Township presence there, both with police and administrative personnel.
www.warringtontownship.org /comments.shtml   (5000 words)

  
 Early Road Maps of Pennsylvania
However, systematic mapping of Pennsylvania roads and the installation of route signs by the government did not occur until the auto arrived.
It was continued west across Ohio in the late 1820's eventually reaching Vandalia, then the capital of Illinois.
The scale on this township map, from one of the last of the classic county atlases, is about 1 inch = 0.7 mile and the roads are shown by double lines.
www.mapsofpa.com /roadgen19.htm   (1683 words)

  
 McCormick Taylor offers Engineering, Planning, Environmental, and Communications and Management services - Planning ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
McCormick Taylor was to provide: facilitation to both the Advisory Committee and the Sub-Committee meetings; coordination among the members and the Sub-Committees; and meeting preparation and assistance.
The McCormick Taylor team's work on the final report was a continuous effort and as the project neared its deadline, it was the graphic design segment of the team that organized the work into the readable, visually appealing form that became the Sound Land Use Advisory Committee's report to the Governor.
Additionally, many of the planners have served or are serving on municipal or county planning commissions and on borough councils thus, bringing a practical knowledge of the workings of local land use planning to the project.
www.mccormicktaylor.com /Sound_Land_Use_Strategies.htm   (511 words)

  
 West Taylor township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
West Taylor township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
Back to: Cambria County, Pennsylvania (PA), All US cities.
82% of West Taylor township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
www.city-data.com /township/West-Taylor-Cambria-PA.html   (100 words)

  
 Some History on Prospect Park
Two land patents were issued, one of 138 acres, west of Lincoln Avenue to Morton Mortonson, and one of 137 acres east of Lincoln Avenue to Andres Johnson.
The Historical Commission of Pennsylvania maintains that Mary Archer Morton had her son in Ridley Park with the help of a midwife or relative.
When the Pennsylvania Avenue school was finished, the children marched in a group to the new school.
www.ridleytownshiphistory.com /prospect_history.htm   (16566 words)

  
 Township of East Goshen - Chester County, Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Township Building is located at 1580 Paoli Pike.
East Goshen Township is located in the West Chester Area School District.
There are also registration forms at the Township Office in the front Lobby.
www.eastgoshentownship.org /faqs.asp   (201 words)

  
 Log Cabin | City of Taylor
Built around 1850 and used as a hunting cabin, the log cabin belonged to several pioneer families of Taylor.
Originally situated on a 40-acre farm on Pennsylvania Road between Beech Daly and Telegraph, it was located close to old Indian burial grounds.
Fred Miller donated the cabin in 1985 and it was moved to Heritage Park in 1986.
www.cityoftaylor.com /node/603   (252 words)

  
 Walking Tour | City of Taylor
  The church was used as a sanctuary until 1962, and afterwards as a day care center and youth meeting place.  The Taylor Jaycees hosted their haunted houses in the building from 1975 to 1978.  This church had been replaced by a newer facility on Eureka before it was used as a haunted house.
This log cabin was originally situated on a 40-acre farm on Pennsylvania Road between Beech Daly and Telegraph, it was located close to old Indian burial grounds.
Fred Miller donated the cabin to the City of Taylor and it was moved to Heritage Park in 1986.  Various civic organizations use the log cabin as a meeting place year round.
www.cityoftaylor.com /node/623   (409 words)

  
 Welcome to WSLL West Chester Pennsylvania
While West Side's defense continued its strong play, it was the offense that carried this game.
West Side pounded out 21 hits on the day lead by Devon Fisk 3-4 (2 doubles), Briana Walsh 4-6 (4 singles) and 3 RBIs, Shannon Gray 3-6 and 4 RBIs and Gillianne Edwards 2-3 and 4 RBIs, including a bases loaded double that cleared the bases.
West Side now moves onto the Section 7 Tournament starting Thursday night at Solanco against the District 14 representative.
www.westsidelittleleague.org /default.asp   (512 words)

  
 Greater West Shore Baseball League: Field Locations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Located At Silver Spring Township Municipal Park south of the Carlisle Pike at the Sample Bridge Road intersection.
IF heading west towards Carlisle, turn left at Sample Bridge Road, go past the Silver SPring Township Municipal Building and the Field will be up the hill to the left.
Will Cole Park is located in New Cumberland borough and directly across 12th Street from the Police Station, one half block east of Bridge St. Field 1 is situated further back from 12th Street than Field 2 and further from Bridge Street.
eteamz.active.com /westshorebaseball/locations   (1368 words)

  
 East Windsor History
The Township includes all the land between Princeton and Allentown.
The first steam railroad engine to travel on a railroad in New Jersey was the "John Bull," which made its first trip from Bordentown on November 12, 1831.
The township council now has seven members, each serving a four year term.
www.westfieldnj.com /whs/history/Counties/MercerCounty/eastwindsor.htm   (1765 words)

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