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| | Wilmot Township HIstory |
 | | It is an “Outline History of Tioga and Bradford Counties in Pennsylvania, Chemung, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Schuyler in New York by TOWNSHIPS, VILLAGES, BORO’S AND CITIES.” Written expressly for the Gazette Company, Elmira, N. Copyright 1885. |
 | | The township of Wilmot was formed in 1859, and named in honor of Hon. |
 | | David Wilmot, a distinguished lawyer, member of congress, and author of the famous “Wilmot proviso.” It is bounded on the north by the Susquehanna river and Terry township, on the east by Wyoming county, on the south by Sullivan county, on the west by Albany township. |
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