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There is a bank at Northampton, or Allentown, called the Northampton Bank, with a capital of $123,365, in- corporated under the act of March 21st, 1814. By report of the auditor general to the legislature, 5th Jan. 1831, the deposits and dividends un- claimed amounted to $47,055,01; notes and bills discounted $120,701, 80; securities, bonds and mortgages, $182,019,17 ; stocks and bills of ex- change, $20,997,66 ; specie $40,385, 04 ; notes of other banks, $30,884,21 ; real estate, $20,000 ; notes in circu- lation, $238,539 ; dividend 14 per cent.
There is a furnace and forge, be- longing to Mr. Balyeth, and a furnace and two forges belonging to Mr. Hein- bagh, which are extensively and pro- fitably wrought. There are also 46 grist mills, 28 saw mills, 5 fulling mills, 6 clover mills, 2 oil mills, 33 stores and 40 taverns in the co. The chief business of the co. is agriculture, and the manufacture of flour, and its exports consist of wheat, rye, corn, and flour in barrels, and salt provisions, the greater part of which finds its way to market by the Lehigh r. In the fall of the year and in the early part of the winter the farmers from time to time make up loads of "marketing," which they take to Phila. They thus dispose of large quantities of butter, fowls, eggs, cheese, hams, and fre-
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quently of their veal and mutton. |
Agriculture is generally skilfully prosecuted, and is daily improving. The best lands are rarely in the mar- ket, and will readily bring from 60 to $75 per acre ; lands of second quality from 30 to $50, and inferior from 15 to $30 per aere. The assessed value of lands subject to taxation, in 1829, was $4,578,034; of personal estate, $85,188 ; rate of levy 13 cts. in every hundred dollars.
The co. paid into the state treasury, in 1831, for
Tax on bank dividends,
$525,17
Tax on writs,
150,25
Tavern licenses, 735,29
Tax on dealers in foreign mdz. 425,73
Collateral inheritances, 274,62
Hawkers' and pedlars' licenses, 69,35
$2,180,41
STATISTICAL TABLE OF LEHIGH COUNTY.
Greatest Area in[Population.
Townships, &c.
1820 :1830.
Таха bles.
Hanover,
5
4
9,600
866
1102
212
Ileidelberg,
8
8
30,080
1900
2208
410
Lowhill,
41
3
7,040
703
808
143
Linn,
8
8
33,920
1664
1747
363
Macungee,
8
52 29,440
2802
3323
655
*Northampton,
1139
213
40
N. Whitehall,
7
21,120
1807
2008
375
Salisbury,
4
15,360
1165
1342
253
S. Whitehall,
6
18,560
1623
1952
331
Upper Milford,
53 22,400
2416!
2829
569
Upper Saucon,
5
15,360
1642
1905
388
Weissenberg,
6元
51 21,120
1175
1285
260
Northampton b.
1544
322
18895 22,266 4321
* Including the boroughi.
Lehigh, t-ship, Northampton county, bounded N. by Towamensing t-ship, S. by Allen t-ship and the Lehigh river, which separates it from Lehigh co., E. by Moore t-ship, and W. by the Lehigh river. Greatest length 61 ms., greatest width 51 ; surface, partly hil- ly, partly level ; soil, gravel and lime- stone. Pop. in 1830, 1659 ; taxables, in 1828, 333. The Blue mountain forms the northern boundary, and is broken at the W. corner of the t-ship, by the river, entering the Lehigh Water Gap, and is also broken towards the eastern line by the Little Gap, thro' which a road leads to Berlinville. At the Gap, is a small village, a tavern
and store, and a mill for preparing the hydraulic cement, made of limestone, found at this spot. A mill, a short distance below, has been stopped by the damming of the river at this place. A very good toll bridge is erected over the river here. The other villa- ges of the t-ship are Berlinville, now called Lehighville, and Cherryville. It is watered principally by the Lehigh river and Indian creek, a tributary of the Hockendocque.
Lehighton, a post town, Northamp- ton co., on the W. bank of the Lehigh river, about half a mile above the mouth of Mahoning creek. It is 36 miles W. N. W. from Easton, and 4 ms. S. E. from Mauch Chunk, 192 from W. C., and 85 from Harrisburg. Near this town stood the old Moravian settlement of Gnadenhutten, on the N. bank of the Mahoning, about 100 perches from its mouth, where the old church is still standing. Here a trea- ty was held in July, 1752, between the Moravian brethren and the Shaw- nese Indians. Nearly opposite Le- highton, on the E. side of the river, stood old Fort Allen. Here is a wooden bridge across the Lehigh, 214 feet long and 25 feet wide. The ground plot of the town is laid out upon an eleva- ted piece of table land ; the lots are large, affording an extensive garden and yard to each dwelling. The view from the town, though not extensive, is beautiful. It commands a prospect fof the river and canal, the valley in which the town of Weissport is located, the Blue mountain in the distance, and a nearer view of the Mahoning mtn. and Lehigh hills. Within half a milc of the village, there has been discover- ed a mineral spring, the waters of which have proved beneficial in many cases of disease and debility. The valley extending from Lehighton up the Mahoning contains some fine ara- ble land. The town contains some 12 or 15 houses, a store and 2 tav- erns.
Lehman, t-ship, Luzerne county, bounded N. E. by Windham and Northmorcland, S. E. by Plymouth, S.
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W. by Union, and N. W. by Lyco-| ming co. This t-ship was organized in November, 1829 ; its name was in- tended as a tribute of respect to the late Dr. Wm. Lehman, of the city of Phila., for many years a member of the house of representatives, chairman of the committee of internal improve- ment and inland navigation, and a dis- tinguished and active friend and ad- vocate of the great system of canal and rail-road improvement adopted in Pennsylvania. He died at Harris- burg, during the session of the legis- lature of 1828-9, whilst attending to his official duties. His fellow mem- bers of the house of representatives, decreed him a monumental stone, to be erected at the public expense.
This t-ship is very uneven ; the great range of the Allegheny passes through its northwestern angle, yet much of it may be cultivated. The timber is pine, oak, hickory and chest- nut, with some beeeh, maple and hem- lock. It contains several small lakes, one of which, at the head of the west- ern tributary of Harvey's creek, is here called Lehman's lake ; and the tribu- tary itself, of which the lake is the source, called Lehman's creek. Har- vey's, Bowman's and Mahoopeny crs. flow through it, and afford numerous mill sites. It has a p-o., and contains 231 inhabitants, and 45 taxables.
Leiperville, a p-t. of Ridley t-ship, Delaware eo., on the great southern road, about 12 ms. S. of Phila., 2 ms. N. of Chester borough, 123 ms. from W. C., and 97 from Harrisburg, on Ridley cr., contains about 20 dwel- lings, a church, a tannery and saw mill, store and tavern. The Leiper canal extends from the river Delaware through the town to the stone quarries on Ridley creek, a distance of about 2 miles.
Lenox, t-ship, Susquehannah county, bounded N. by Harford t-ship, E. by Gibson and Clifford t-ships, S. by Lu- zerne co., and W. by Martin's creek, a branch of the Tunkhannock. Its western boundary is irregular. Mean length 8, breadth 6 ms. ; area 30,207
acres. It is watered by the Tunk- hannock creek, and by Martin's and Elkwood branches of that stream. The Tunkhannock mtn. crosses the S. boundary. The Wilkesbarre and Great Bend, and the Montrose turn- pikes intersect each other in the N. E. angle of the t-ship. There is a p- o. in the t-ship, called Lenox, 150 ms. N. of Harrisburg. Surface, hilly ; soil, clay and gravel. Pop. in 1830, 540 ; taxables, in 1828, 74.
LeRay'sville, p-t., Pike t-ship, Bradford co., 257 ms. N. W. of W. C., and 146 from Harrisburg. There is an academy here, which was incor- porated by act of assembly, 14th of Jan. 1830.
Letart spring, S. Middleton t-ship, Cumberland co., a large fountain, which, at its source, gives motion to several mills ; the stream from it flows N. by Carlisle into the Conedogwinit creek.
Letterkenny, t-ship, Franklin co. bounded N. E. by Lurgan and South- ampton, S. E: by Greene, S. W. by Hamilton and St. Thomas, and N. W. by Metal and Fannet t-ships. Cen- trally distant from Chambersburg 7 miles ; greatest length 12, breadth 10} miles ; area 40,400 acres ; surface, level ; soil chiefly slate. Pop. in 1830, 1965 ; taxables 382. It is drained on the W., N. and N. E. by the Conedo- gwinit ereek, which receives on the E. several tributaries, and on the S. by Raccoon r. a branch of Buck cr. The Blue mountain covers the W. part of the t-ship, in which lies Horse valley. On the E. side of the moun- tain is the post town of Strasburg, 10 miles N. W. of Chambersburg.
Lewisburg, a small village of 10 or 12 dwellings, on the right bank of the Allegheny river, about 18 miles N. W. of Kittanning. There is here a store and tavern, and a large furnace in operation, late of Henry Baldwin, Esq. Lawrenceburg post office is 2 miles above on the river.
Lewisport, Manheim t-ship, Sehuyl. kill co. upon the canal and near the Sunbury turnpike road, between 4
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Liberty, post t-ship, Adams co. ||12 stores, and 2 extensive tanneries. bounded N. by Hamilton-ban, E. by and 5 miles N. W. of Orwigsburg. It contains about a dozen houses and 2 taverns.
Lewisberry, p-t. of Newberry t-ship, York co. on the road leading from York Haven to Carlisle, 9 miles N. W. of the former, 107 from W. C. and 10 from Harrisburg.
Lewistown, p-t. borough and st. jus. of Mifflin co. on the N. side of the Juniata river, and Kishcoquillas creek, 55 miles N. W. of Harrisburg and 162 from Phila., and 154 miles E. from Pittsburg; lat. 40' 37' N. ; long. 0° 34' W. from W. C. The state ca- nal runs through this town, and its citi- zens appropriately celebrated the open- ing of the navigation upon it on the 5th Nov. 1829. The town increases rap. idly, and has made great advances,since the adoption by the state of its great system of canal navigation. The turnpike road from Duncans island to Huntingdon, runs W. through it, and the turnpike to Bellefonte, in Centre co. proceeds N. from it. A copious mineral spring rises on the farm of J. Milliken, Esq., adjoining the town.
The town consists of 3 streets,cross. ed by 4 or 5 others at right angles, and has about 300 dwellings, many of them of brick. The court house and pub- lic offices, large and commodious of brick, stand in an open square near the centre of the town. There are here 3 churches, several schools, and an academy.
Lewisburg, p-t. Buffalo t-ship, Un- ion co. on the S. side of Buffalo cr. at its confluence with the W. branch of the Susquehannah river, 8 miles N. E. of New Berlin, 172 from Wash- ington, and 63 from Harrisburg, and 7 miles above Northumberland. The progress of this town was long impe- ded by a litigated title to its lots, but that having been settled, it now ad- vances rapidly. It contains about 200 dwellings, many of which are brick, a grist, and saw mill, 2 church- es, 2 or 3 school houses, 3 large com- modious store houses on the river bank,
This is the customary market for the products of Brush, Penn, and Buffalo valleys. The bridge across the river here is a permanent and beautiful structure, and leads directly from the end of main street to the Northum- berland shore. It was finished in 1818, is 1120 feet long, 30 feet wide, and cost $60,000, of which the state subscribed $20,000. The cross cut or water communication from the town to the W. branch canal, is effected by means of a dam in the river not ex- ceeding two and a half feet, a canal half a mile long, and a lock connect- ing it with the main canal. A turn- pike road commences at the Lewis. burg bridge, and leading through Mif- flinsburg and Hartleyton, intersects the Bellefonte and Lewisburg turn- pike.
Lexington, p-t. and small village of Hatfield t-ship, Montgomery co. on the line between that co and Bucks, 24 miles from Phila. and 14 from Nor- ristown, contains 8 or 10 dwellings &c.
Lexington,p-t. Erie co. in the N. E. angle of Conneaut t-ship, about a mile from Conneaut creek, 326 from W. C. and 265 from Harrisburg.
Lexington, village of Milford t-ship, Somerset co. 15 miles W. of Somer- set, contains 10 or 12 houses, store and tavern.
Liberty, t-ship, Columbia co. bounded N. by Limestone t-ship, E. by Mahoning, S. & W. by Northum- berland co. Centrally distant from Danville about 7 miles ; greatest length 8, breadth 4} miles; area 18,560 acres ; surface, chiefly level; soil, clay. Pop. in 1830, 1111 ; taxables, 230. Mahanoy ridge runs from the middle of the t-ship through the N. E. angle, and Mouture's ridge along the S. boundary. Chilisquaque creek and one of its tributaries drain it on the W. and a branch of the Mahoning creek, on the E. Moorsburg the p-t. lies near the S. point of the Mahanoy ridge, about 7 ms. by the road N. W. of Danville.
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Cumberland t-ship, S. by the state of||and loam. Pop. in 1830, 1916 ; tax- Maryland, and W. by Franklin co. Centrally distant from Gettysburg, 8 ms. ; length 11, breadth 6 ms. area 19, 840 acres ; surface, level; soil, clay. Pop. in 1830, 1097; taxables, 226. It is drained on the N. & W. by Marshcr. & on the S. by Middle and Tom's cr. The turnpike road from Waynesburg to Emmetsburg passes thro' the S. W. part of the t-ship, winding round Jack's mountain.
Liberty valley, Toboyne t-ship, Per- ry co. between the Tuscarora moun- tains and Conecocheague hill.
Liberty, East, p-t. Pitt t-ship, Alle- gheny co. on the turnpike leading to Pittsburg, about 6 miles east of that city.
Liberty Pole, p-o. of Northumber- land co. 172 miles N. of W. C., and 62 from Harrisburg.
Liberty, t-ship, Tioga co. formerly, we believe, a part of Delmar t-ship, surface, hilly ; soil, gravel and clay. Pop. in 1830, 974 ; taxables in 1828, 165. The p-o. of the t-ship, called by the same name, is distant from W. C. 225 miles, and from Harrisburg 116.
Licking creek, Bedford co. rises in Dublin t-ship, and flows S. and S. E. along Scrub ridge into the state of Maryland, and thence into the Poto- mac river, receiving from the moun- tains several considerable streams.
Licking creek, Little, Montgomery t-ship, Franklin co. a tributary of the W. branch of Conecocheague creek.
Licking creek, p-t. Belfast t-ship, Bedford co. on the turnpike road from McConnellstown to Bedford, & upon Licking creek about 6 miles W. from McConnellstown, 99 from W. C., and 76 from Harrisburg, contains 6 dwel- lings, 1 store, 2 taverns and a mill.
Ligonier, t-ship, Westmoreland co. bounded N. E. by Fairfield t-ship, S. E. by the Laurel Hill, S. W. by Donegal t-ship, and N. W. by Chest- nut ridge. Centrally distant S. E. of Greensburg 17 miles ; greatest length 10g, breadth 8 miles ; area, 51,200 acres ; surface, valley ; soil, limestone
ables 372. It is drained N. by Loy- alhanna creek, which receives from the t-ship on the W. 4 Mile run, 2 Mile run, and from the E. Mill creek and some smaller streams. There is coal and several iron works in the t-ship. The turnpike road from Som- erset to Greensburg runs N. W. through the ship, and on it are the post-towns of Laughlin and Ligonier ; the latter 18, and the former 21 miles from Greensburg.
Ligonier, post-town of the prece- ding t-ship, 174 miles N. W. of W .- C. and 151 from Harrisburg, contains about 30 dwellings, a Presbyterian and a Methodist church, 4 taverns and 3 stores.
Limerick, t-ship, Montgomery co. bounded N. E. by Frederick, S. E. by Perkiomen and Upper Providence, S. W. by the river Schuylkill, W. by Pottsgrove, and N. W. by New Ilan- over. Greatest length 8 ms. breadth 5 miles ; area, 22,400 acres. The Perkiomen and Reading turnpike road, passes centrally through the t-ship. Pop. chiefly German, in 1830, 1743 ; taxables, in 1828, 267. The post-of- fice, called after the t-ship, is distant from W. C. 150 miles, and from Har- risburg 91 miles.
Limestone, unorganized t-ship, War- ren county, bounded N. and E. by Teonista, S. by Venango co. and W. by the Allegheny river. Centrally distant S. W. from Warren borough 11 miles. The surface is rolling ex- cept near the river where it is hilly. The river bottoms are rich and easily cultivated. The inhabitants are yet few. Pop. in 1830, 267; taxables, 55.
Limestone, post-office, Armstrong county, 241 miles N. W. from W. C. and 182 from Harrisburg.
Limestone run, a small tributary of the Susquehannah which rises in Co. lumbia county, and flows W. into the Susquehannah, through the borough of Milton. It has a course of about 9 miles.
Limestone, t-ship, Columbia county,
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bounded N. E. by Derry t-ship, S. by| theran and German Reformed church- Liberty t-ship, and W. by Northum- es, and 5 schools. berland co. Centrally distant from Danville N. W. about 10 miles ; greatest length 10, width 6 miles ; area, 18,560 acres; surface, level ; soil, limestone. Pop. in 1830, 540; taxables, 100. Limestone ridge pen- etrates the t-ship, through the S. W. angle, and runs nearly across it. Chi- lisquaque creek, flows through the t-ship, on the S. W. and Limestone run issues from it on the W.
Limestone ridge, a chain of moun- tains of Perry co. rising on the E. border of Toboyne t-ship, and ex- tending 20 miles N. E. to the Juniata river. It forms the boundary be- tween Saville and Tyrone t-ships.
Limestone ridge, Mifflin county, ris- es in Wayne t-ship, and runs N. E. through Derry and Decatur t-ships, to the confines of Union county, having a length of about 32 miles.
Linn, t-ship, Lehigh county, bound- ed N. by Northampton county, E. by Heidelberg t-ship, S. by Weissenberg, S. W. by Berks county, and N. W. by Schuylkill county. Its greatest length is 8 miles, greatest breadth 8, wedge shaped. It is drained by Maid- en creek, which rises here and flows into the Schuylkill, through Berks co. and by Linn run, which seeks the Le- high. Their sources almost mingle. The Blue mountain crosses the N. part of the t-ship, and below the moun- tain the country is rolling, and its soil gravelly. Jacksonville and Linnville are post-offices ; the one in the S. the other in the N. of the t-ship, dis- tant each about 17 miles from North- ampton. New Tripoli, about 15 ms. N. W. from Northampton, is a village of this t-ship. A church is located in a fork of Maiden creek, and another on the S. W. boundary, but in Berks county. Pop. in 1830, 1747; taxa- bles in 1828, 363; value of taxable property in 1829, real estate $430,377; personal, $18,745 ; rate of assessment 13 cts. in the $100. There are in the t-ship 5 grist mills, 1 saw and 1 fulling mill, 5 stores, 4 taverns, 3 Lu-
Linnville, post-town, Linn t-ship, Lehigh county, about 17 miles N. W. of Allentown.
Linn run, a tributary of the Jordan creek which rises in Linn t-ship, near its S. W. boundary, and flows N. E. to the main stream in Lowhill t-ship.
Lionville, post-office, Chester co. 126 miles from W. C. and 72 from Harrisburg.
Linglestown, post-town, Lower Pax- ton t-ship, Dauphin county, a small village S. of the Blue mountain, 7 miles from Harrisburg, delightfully situated on a high healthy site, on the road leading from Jonestown, in Leb- anon county, to the Susquehannah, contains 20 dwellings, a Lutheran church, 2 stores and a tavern.
Line mountain, Northumberland co. a remarkable straight range of hills which extend from the Susquehannah river, about 17 miles, to the E. boun- dary of the county. Mahanoy creek runs on the N. side and passes through the mountain, and receives the Schwa- ber creek from its S. side.
Line Lexington, post-town, on the line dividing Bucks from Montgomery county, and partly in Hilltown and New Britain t-ships of the former, and Hatfield t-ship of the latter. The vil- lage contains some 10 or 12 houses , is distant about 7 miles N. W. of Doyles- town, 168 from W. C. and 96 from Harrisburg.
Line mills, post-office, Crawford co. 311 miles N. W. from W. C. and 250 from Harrisburg.
Lisbon, village of Cumberland t- ship, Greene county, situated on Mud- dy creek, about 3 miles W. of the Mo- nongahela river, and 12 miles E. of Waynesburg.
Lisburn, post-town, Cumberland co. Allen t-ship, on the Yellow Breeches creek, 14 miles S. E. of Carlisle, 110 miles from W. C. and 13 from Harris- burg.
Litchfield, t-ship, Bradford county, bounded N. by the state of New York,
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E. by the t-ship of Windham, S. by Orwel and Wysox t-ships, and W. by Athens. It is drained by some branch- es of the Wepassening creek. Pop. in 1830, 487. Surface, hilly ; soil, gravelly loam. There is a post-office here bearing the name of the t-ship.
Little mountain, Columbia co. rises on the S. W. boundary of Catawissa t-ship, and runs in a semicircular form through that t-ship into Mifflin t-ship, being in length about 14 miles.
Litiz or Leditz, post-town and set- tlement of the Moravian brethren, in Warwick t-ship, Lancaster county, 8 miles due N. of Lancaster, 117 from W. C. and 43 from Harrisburg, found- ed in 1757, and now contains more than 70 dwellings, a very handsome church with steeple and bell, several stores and taverns. It possesses that quietness and neatness which charac- terise the sect by which it is inhabit- ed. A boarding school has long been established here for young ladies, sec- ond in reputation only to that of Beth- lehem.
Liverpool, post-town of East Man- chester t-ship, on the York and Cone- wago turnpike road, 7 miles N. of the borough of York, and 4 miles S. of York Haven.
Liverpool, t-ship, Perry co. bound- ed N. by Turkey ridge, which sepa- rates it from Mifflin co., E. by the riv- er Susquehannah, S. by Buffalo t-ship, and W. by Greenwood. Centrally distant from Bloomfield 15 miles ; greatest length 62, breadth 5 miles ; area, 17,040 acres ; surface, hilly, valleys ; soil, gravel and slate on the hills, limestone in the valleys. Pop. in 1830, 1104; taxables, 252. The t-ship is drained by several small streams which rise in the hills, on the N. and W. and flow into the river, entering at the town of Liverpool, on the W. bank, where there are exten- sive iron works. The town has a post-office, and is about 16 miles N. E. of Bloomfield, and about 30 above Harrisburg, 139 miles N. W. from W. C. The town contains about 80 dwell- ings, 3 or 4 stores, and 3 taverns.
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Ploutz and Wild Cat valley, extend across the t-ship to the river.
Livermore, post-office of Westmore- land county, 196 miles N W. of W. C. and 168 S. W. from Harrisburg.
Lizard creek, Northampton county, rises at the foot of the Blue mountain, on the N. side, and following along its base eastwardly, falls into the Lehigh river about a mile above the Water gap. The creek gives name to a cul- tivated valley through which it flows. It is too rapid and shallow for naviga- tion of any kind. By act of assen- bly of 1st April, 1831, a bridge is au- thorized to be erected over the river Lehigh above the mouth of this creek.
Lizard Creek valley, E. Penn t-ship, Northampton co. (See preceding ar- ticle.)
Loag, post-office, Chester co. 136 miles N. from W. C. and 36 S. E. from Harrisburg. .
Lock mountain, on the E. boundary of Frankstown t-ship, Huntingdon co. receives its name from its resemblance to the bolt of a lock. It extends N. E. about 14 miles, touching at either extremity the Frankstown branch of the Juniata river.
Lockport, village on the Conemaugh river, and on the Pennsylvania canal, taking its name from the locks near which it is located; distant about 24 miles N. E. from Greensburg, and 2 or 3 miles above the town of Bolivar, contains 15 or 20 dwellings, 2 taverns and 1 store.
Locust mountain, or Mine hill, Schuylkill co. lies between the 'Tusca- rora and the Broad mountain. It abounds in coal, and is penetrated in various places by the lateral branches of the Schuylkill valley rail road.
Locust creek, rises in the Broad mountain and flows through a valley, to which it gives name, eastwardly in- to the Little Schuylkill river. It is a rapid stream, on which there are sev- eral mills, but is not navigable.
Locust valley, Schuylkill co. is a de- pression of the Broad mountain, thro' which flows Locust creek and New- field creek, tributaries to the Little Schuylkill river.
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Logan, t-ship, Centre co. bounded N. and E. by Lycoming co. S. E., S. and S. W. by Miles t-ship, and N. W. by Lamar t-ship. Centrally distant from Bellefonte N. E. 20 miles ; great- est length 16 miles, breadth 6 miles; area 36,480 acres ; surface, mountain- ous ; soil of the valleys, limestone. There are three ridges in the t-ship, called Nittany. Between the cast. ernmost ones, lies Sugar valley, drain- ed by Big Fishing creek, which after running S. W. through the valley, for about 12 miles, is lost in the fissures of limestone rock. Logan post office is 199 miles from W. C. and 92 from Harrisburg.
Loganville, p-o. York co. 79 miles from W. C. and 31 from Harrisburg.
Logtown, a small hamlet, Aston t- ship, Delaware co. in the N. W. angle of the t-ship, 8 ms. N. W. of Chester borough, containing 3 or 4 dwel- lings.
London Britain, the extreme S. E. t-ship of Chester co. bounded N. & W. by New London t-ship, S. by the states of Maryland and Delaware, and E. by the latter state, and by New Garden t-ship, Chester co. Central distance from Phila. S. W. 35 miles ; length 31, breadth 2} miles; area 4800 acres ; surface, gentle declivity ; soil, sandy loam. Pop. in 1830, 518 ; taxables in 1828, 110. White Clay creek passes through, and turns some mills in the t-ship.
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