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Pricetown, Ruscomb Manor t-ship, Berks co., 9 miles N. E. of Reading, containing about 25 dwellings, I store, 2 taverns and a tannery.
Prospect hill, a lofty eminence of Lower Providence t-ship, Montgome- ry co., over which the Perkiomen t-pike passes. From its apex, a de- lightful view is had of the surrounding country, including the Skippack and Perkiomen hills. It is 5 ms. N. W. of Norristown.
Prospect hill, a mountain filling the N. W. angle of Chestnut Hill t-ship, Northampton co.
Prospectville, small village of Mud-
dy Creek t-ship, Butler co., contains 6 or 8 dwellings, 1 tavern and 1 store.
Providence, t-ship, Bedford co., bounded N. by Hopewell t-ship, E. by Bethel and Belfast, S. by Southamp- ton, and W. by Coleraine t-ships. Centrally distant from the town of Bedford, 11 ms; greatest length 13, breadth 12 miles. Area, 80,000 acres ; surface, mountainous ; soil, gravel. Pop. in 1830, 2209; taxables, 413. The Raystown branch of the Juniata runs E. to the middle of the t-ship, whence it takes a N. W. course. It is traversed by the t-pike road from MeConnelstown to Bedford, on which, near the W. boundary, and on the river, is the p-town of Bloody run. The river receives from the t-ship Brush creek, Shaver's creek, and Clear creek.
Providence, t-ship, Luzerne co., bounded N. by Abington and Greene, N. E. by Blakeley, S. E. by Coving- ton, S. W. and S. by Pittston, W. by Exeter, and N. W. by Falls t-ships.
Anthracite coal is found here in abundance, and easily mined. The Lackawannock and the Roaring brook furnish mill power to an indefinite ex- tent, which is already applied to sev- eral mills and 1 forge, in the t-ship. And Abbott's and Capous creeks may be applied to like purposes. The Ca- pous range and Moosic mountains form the sides of the valley. The former rising to the height of 1125 ft. The Philadelphia and Great Bend t-pike passes through its northern di- vision, and the Luzerne and Wayne county t-pike has its commencement here. A village called Centreville has been recently laid out upon the r., and is fast improving. It is situated about 17 ms. N. E. from Wilkesbarre, has a p-o. ; distant, 238 ms. N. W. from W. C., and 130 from Harris- burg, and contained in 1830, 976 inhabitants. The t-ship has a very irregular shape. Its greatest length E. and W. exceeds 10 ms., and greatest breadth N. and S. is about 6 miles ; area, 35,840 acres.
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gomery co., bounded on the N. E. by Perkiomen, S. E. by Lower Provi- dence, S. W. by the Schuylkill river, and N. W. by Limerick t-ship. Grea- test length N. W. and S. E. 82 ms., greatest breadth 6 ms. ; area, 13,048 acres. The Perkiomen creek sepa- rates this t-ship from Lower Provi- dence, and Mingocreek, a small stream, flows near the western boundary. The county poor house is situated in this t-ship, on the bank of the Schuyl- kill r. The Reading t-pike road runs parallel with, and within a mile of the N. E. line, upon which is a fine stone bridge of several arches, across the Perkiomen creek, at which is a p-o., called Perkiomen Bridge, 150 miles from W. C., 82 from Harrisburg, and 7 from Norristown. The " Trap," a p-t. and small village, lies on the same road, 9 ms. N. W. from Norristown, and 26 from Philadelphia. Surface of the country is hilly ; soil, red shale, gravelly loam. Pop. in 1830, 1682 ; taxables in 1828, 326.
Providence, Lower, t-ship, Mont- gomery co., bounded N. E. by Perki- omen and Worcester t-ships, S. E. by Norriton t-ship, S. by the r. Schuyl- kill, and W. by the Perkiomen creek. Greatest length N. and S. 8 miles, breadth 51 ms. The Perkiomen cr. divides this t-ship from Upper Provi- dence, and the Skippack creek passes through its northern angle to its con- fluence with the former. The Norris- town and Reading t-pike, and the Ger- mantown and Perkiomen t-pike roads unite here, about a mile E. of the Perkiomen creek. There is a lead mine on the E. bank of the Perkio- men creek, from which considerable ore of rich quality has been taken. It is now the property of the Messrs. Wetherill, of Philadelphia. Evans- burg, a p-town and small village, lies on the Germantown t-pike, and on the N. E. boundary of the t-ship, 7 ms. N. E. of Norristown, and 24 from Philadelphia. The surface of the t-ship is hilly ; the soil red shale, well cultivated and productive. Pop. in 1830, 1193; taxables in 1828, 237.
Providence, Upper, t-ship, Dela- ware co., bounded N. by Newtown, N. E. by Marple, S. by Nether Providence, W. by Middletown, and N. W. by Edgemont. Centrally dis- tant W. from Philadelphia 13 miles ; from Chester 6 ms. north ; length 4 ms., breadth 24 ; surface, rolling ; soil, loam ; area in acres, 3840. Pop. in 1830, 748; taxables in 1828, 160. Crum creek forms the eastern, and Ridley creek the western boundary.
Providence, Nether, Delaware co., bounded N. by U. Providence, E. by Springfield, S. E. by Ridley, S. W. by Chester, and W. by Middleton. Centrally distant from Philadelphia 12 ms. W., from Chester 3 miles N. Length 4, breadth 2 ms. ; surface, level; soil, clay, well cultivated and abundantly productive. Pop. in 1830, 747; taxables in 1828, 158. Ridley creek follows the W., and Crum creek the E. boundary, uniting on the S., and thence flowing to the Delaware. There is a p-o. in the t-ship, 124 ms. from W. C., and 92 from Harrisburg.
Pugh town, p-t. and village, Coven- try t-ship, Chester co., in the extreme S. W. angle of the t-ship, on French creek, 35 ms. N. W. from Philadel- phia, and 12 ms. N. of West Chester, 137 N. E. from W. C., 70 S. E. from Harrisburg.
Punxatawny, p-t. of Young t-ship, Jefferson co., in a fork of the Maho- ning creek, from 16 to 20 ms. S. E. of Brookville, 216 ms. N. W. from W. C., and 160 from Harrisburg ; contains 15 dwellings, 2 taverns, and a store.
Pusey's creck, a tributary of the Octarara creek, which rises in West Fallowfield t-ship, Chester co., and flows S. W. to its recipient.
Pymatuning, t-ship, Mercer county, bounded N. by N. Salem, E. by Del- aware, and S. by Shenango t-ships, and W. by the state of Ohio. Cen- trally distant N. W. from the boro' of Mercer, 12 ms. ; greatest length 8, breadth 6 ms .; area, 30,720 acres ; surface, level; soil, clay and loam. Pop. in 1830, 1297; taxables, 203 ;
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taxable property in 1829, real estate, $74,571; personal, 8235 ; rate, . mills to the dollar. The Shenango creek enters the t-ship below the mid- dle of the E. boundary, and crosses it to the S. W. angle, receiving near the centre of the t-ship, the Pymatuning creek, which enters the N. W. angle from the state of Ohio. On the W. side of the Shenango, and on the line separating this from Shenango t-ship, lies the p-town of Sharon.
Quakake creek, Northampton co., rises near the head of Little Schuylkill in Schuylkill co., and running east- wardly through Lausanne t-ship, falls into the Lehigh river at the foot of the Broad mtn., upon the W. side. It is a mountain torrent, on which several mills are built, but it is unnavigable throughout its course.
Quakake valley, Lausanne t-ship, Northampton co., lies between the Broad mtn. and the Spring mtn., and is named from the creek which passes through it.
Quakertown, p-t. and village of Rich- land t-ship, Bucks co., on the t-pike road from Philadelphia to Bethlehem, 37 ms. N. N. W. from the former, and 15 ms. south from the latter, and 17 ms. N. W. of Doylestown, 172 ins. N. E. of W. C., 86 E. of Harris- burg. It is a small neat town of a single street, containing about 40 dwellings, 2 stores, 3 taverns, and a Quaker meeting house, situated in a rich and thriving settlement.
Quaker hills, a congregation of lofty hills in Perry co., N. of Sherman's cr. in Tyrone and Rye t-ships.
Quaker lake and creek, Silver Lake t=ship, Susquehannah co. The lake is centrally situated in the t-ship, and near the Bridgewater turnpike. It discharges its waters by the creek into Silver creek, whence they flow into Snake creek, a tributary of the Sus- quehannah r.
Quemahoning creek, Somerset co., rises by two branches, the N. and E. forks in Somerset t-ship, and flows N. E. through, and along Jenner t-ship, into Stoney creek.
Quemahoning, t-ship, Somerset co., bounded N. and E. by Shade and Stoney Creek t-ships, S. by Somerset, and W. by Jenner t-ships. Centrally distant N. E. from Somerset borough, 11 ms .; greatest length 8, breadth 5 ms. ; area, 15,360 acres ; surface, hilly ; soil, light gravel. Pop. in 1830, 1102 ; taxables, 190 ; taxable proper- ty in 1829, real estate, $480 92 ; per- sonal, including occupations, 6180; rate of tax, 5 mills on the dollar. Stoney creek bounds it on the E., and McConaughey run, and Quemahoning creek on the W. The t-pike road to Greensburg runs N. W. through the t-ship, on which lies the p-t. of Stoys- town near Stoney creek ; Higgin's creek, and Well's creek, are tributa- ries of Stoney creek, which rise in Somerset t-ship, and flow through this t-ship to Stoney creek.
Quigleys's mills, p-o., Centre co., 207 ms. N. W. from W. C., and 100 from Harrisburg.
Quincy, p-o., Franklin co., 83 ms. N. W of Washington, and 58 S. W. of Harrisburg.
Quitapahilla creek, Lebanon co., rises about 2 ms. E. of the borough of Lebanon, and flows a W. and N. W. course of about 14 ms. to the Swatara creek, receiving in its way Furnace creek, Meadow run, and Killinger's run. It forms the connecting link on the Union canal, between the Swatara and the Tulpehocken.
Rabersburg, p-t., Miles t-ship, Con- tre co., in Brush valley, 16 ms. E. of Bellefonte, 201 N. W. from W. C., and 93 from Harrisburg, contains some 15 or 20 dwellings, store and tavern. The valley possesses a rich limestone soil.
Raccoon creek, East Hanover t. ship, Lebanon co., a small tributary of the Swatara, into which it falls ncar the western boundary of the co.
Raccoon cr. and valley, and Raccoon ridge, Perry co., rises on the E. border of Saville t-ship, and flows through Raccoon valley N. of Raccoon ridge, and S. of the Tucarora mtn. to the r. Juniata, opposite to Millerstown. The
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length of the creek, valley and ridge, t-ship ; centrally distant from Lancas- is about 12 miles.
Raccoon creek, rises in Smith t-ship, Washington co., and flows N. through Hopewell and Moon t-ships, Beaver co., into the r. Ohio.
Raccoon, p-o. Smith t-ship, Wash- ington co., 241 ms. N. W. from W. C. and 219 from Harrisburg.
Radnor, t-ship, Delaware co., bounded N. E. by Montgomery co., S. E. by Haverford and Marple t-ships, S. W. by Newtown t-ship, and N. W. by Chester co. Central distance from Phil., 13 ms. N. W. ; from Ches- ter, 12 ms. N .; length 3}, breadth 31 ms. ; area, 7680 acres ; surface, hilly ; soil, loam. Pop. 1830, 1097; taxables in 1828, 257. Darby creek crosses the S. W. angle of the t-ship, and receives from it several consider- able tributaries. The Phil. and Lan- caster turnpike road traverses it diagonally. There are three houses for public worship, one of which is Radnor church. There is a p-o. at the Spread eagle tavern, on the Lan- caster turnpike road.
Ragged mountain, Southampton t- ship, Bedford co.
Rainesburg, p-t., Bedford co., 105 ms. N. W. from W. C. and 113 W. from Harrisburg; contains 20 dwel- lings, 2 stores and 2 taverns.
Ramy's kill, a mill stream of Up- per Smithfield t-ship, Pike co., which flows into the r. Del. about 2 miles above the southern boundary of the t-ship.
Randolph, village of Hempfield t-ship, Westmoreland co., on the turn- pike road from Bedford to Greens- burg ; 3 ms. E. of the latter; contains 12 dwellings, a tavern and store.
Randolph, t-ship, Crawford co., centrally distant about 12 miles E. of Meadville. Pop. in 1830, 561. There is a p-o. here called after the t-ship, 309 miles N. W. of W. C., and 248 from Harrisburg.
Raphoe, t-ship, Lancaster co., bounded N. by Lebanon co., F. by Warwick t-ship, S. by Hempfield and Lampeter, and W. by West Donegal
ter, 12 ms. N. W. Greatest length, 11 ; greatest breadth, 6% ms .; area, 26,367 acres ; surface, rolling ; soil, limestone, gravel and sand. Pop. 1831, 3430; taxables, 690. The Great and Little Chiques embrace this t-ship on all sides except the N. ; the former flowing on the E. and S. E. and the latter on the. W., uniting at the S. W. angle. The p-t. of Man- heim, lies on the Great Chiques about 10 ms. N. W. of the city of Lancas- ter. The Lancaster and Harrisburg turnpike road crosses the southern part of the t-ship. There are in the t-ship, one furnace called Mt. Hope, at the head of Big Chiques creek ; 23 grist-mills; 6 fulling mills; 8 saw mills ; 2 hemp mills, and 6 carding machines.
Rattling creek, Brunswick t-ship, Schuylkill co., flows from the N. side of the Blue mtns. into the Little Schuyl- kill creek, near the confluence of the latter with the main Schuylkill r.
Rattling gap, p-o., Lycoming co., 218 ms. N. W. of W. C., and 109 from Harrisburg.
Raub's ferry and p-o., Northamp- ton co., Williams t-ship, 6 ms. below Easton, on the road from Easton to Bristol, and on the Delawarer. There is here a dwelling, store and tavern. It is 196 ms. from W. C. and 109 from Harrisburg.
Rawlinsville, p-t. Lancaster co., 95 ms. from W. C., and 51 from Har- risburg.
Rays hill, Bedford co., a mtn. range, running N. E. from the S. boundary of the state to Harbour mtn. in Providence t-ship, a distance of about 22 ms. It forms the bound- ary between Southampton and Bethel t-ships.
Reading, borough, post and county town, Berks co., situated on the E. bank of the r. Schuylkill, one mile be- low the mouth of Tulpehocken creek, 54 ms. N. W. of Philadelphia, about the same distance E. of Harrisburg, and 143 N. E. from W. C. Pop. in 1820, 4278 ; 1830, 5631. The town
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was laid out in 1748, by Thomas and Richard Penn, proprietaries and gov- ernors in chief of the province, and private owners of the ground plot. The plan adopted was that of Lancas- ter, with some improvements suggest- ed by experience. The streets are spacious, running in straight lines and intersecting each other at right angles. There are five streets running E. and W., and nine running N. and S. The court house stands upon a square in the centre, 200 by 220 feet. There are two semi-annual fairs, beginning the 4th of June and 27th October, and lasting two days ; held under a grant by deed of the proprietaries, July 30th, 1766. They are continued to this time under the German appellation of Jahr-Markts, yearly markets, though at present they are resorted to only by the country youth of either sex for the purpose of hilarity. The two weekly market days, Wednesday and Satur- day, though recognized and re-estab- lished by the act of assembly of 1813, have their origin in a grant contained in the deed of the proprietaries above mentioned. The town was erected into a borough by act of assembly, passed in 1783 ; altered and repealed by an act of 1813, under which it elects a legislative town council and burgesses, whose duty it is to carry the ordinances into effect. Reading contains between seven and eight hun- dred houses, including a court. house, public offices, and jail, and two mark- et houses. There are ten churches or houses of public worship ; those of the Lutherans, German Reformed,Episco. palians, Presbyterians, Universalists, Baptists, Quakers, Catholicks and Me- thodists,and one belonging to the people of color. The town is well provided with houses of public entertainment, most of them spacious and comforta- ble, and one upon an elegant and ex- tensive scale. The river which is here about six hundred feet wide, is cross- ed by two substantial covered bridges, of frame work, supported on stone piers and abutments, erected at coun- ty expense. The Schuylkill canal, ex-
tending from Phil. to Pottsville, passes through the town. The Union canal, connecting the waters of the Schuyl- kill with the invaluable internal im- provements of the state, mingles with that river at Reading, where a dam across the river forms a fine sheet of water, and a convenient harbor for boats. Seated in the heart of a fer- tile limestone country, on a great turnpike road leading from Philadel- phia to the western counties, and en- joying the advantages of two exten- sive and important canals, both in suc- cessful operation, Reading bids fair to become one of the most considerable inland towns in the state. Its present condition is prosperous, and flourish- ing in a high degree ; all its tenements being occupied, and a large annual ad- dition of houses having been found ne- cessary to accommodate its increasing population. It is surrounded by streams affording abundance of water power, and has long enjoyed an ex- tensive trade in flour and grain. Here are two banks and twenty large stores, besides many smaller ones, all which appear to be doing profitable business. The place is celebrated for its manufactures of wool hats, by which a large portion of its industrious inhabitants are maintained, and many considerable fortunes have been real- ized. It is supposed that from twenty to thirty thousand dozens of hats are made here annually, which go to sup- ply the southern and western markets to a great extent. Among other trades and manufactures are coach makers, cabinet makers, rope makers, shoe makers, brick makers, printers, saddlers, several breweries, two dis- tilleries, black and white smiths, lime burners, a large manufactory of stone- ware recently established, and such other handicrafts as the necessities and comforts of a populous town re- quire. Four newspapers are issued weekly in the borough, two in the English and two in the German lan- guage. One of the latter, the " Rea- dinger Adler," has been published without intermission for thirty-five
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years, and is believed to enjoy the largest circulation of any country pa- per in the state. There are two dai- ly mails between Phil. and Reading, and several daily lines of stages pass through it from Phil. to Harrisburg or Pottsville. Several individuals in and about Reading have applied them- selves seccessfully to the cultivation of foreign grapes, and the town is furnished with that agreeable fruit in moderate quantities, from vineyards within its own limits or in its vicinity. Wine also has been made to a consid- erable amount, and a species of rough claret, known by the name of " Read- ing red," is not without its admirers in the good town. No town in the Union perhaps surpasses Reading in salubrity and beauty of situation. Standing upon a plateau formed by the depression of magnificent hills towards the river, the town plot is suf- ficiently level for the purposes of con- venience, and elevated enough to pre- vent the stagnation of water on its surface, forming a just medium be- tween too hilly and too flat. The hills around afford a rich variety of prospects for the lovers of the pictur- esque. The Blue mountains on the north, at the distance of 17 miles, are distinctly visible, and corresponding hills on the E. and W. form a beau- tiful amphitheatre, of which the par- terre exhibits a succession of well cul- tivated farms blooming in luxuriant vegetation. On the rise of the mtn. behind the borough is Hampden spring, a copious source of pure water, which has been conducted into the town in iron pipes, at a comparatively small expense, and distributes an abundant supply amongst the inhabitants by means of ordinary hydrants. The pop. of Reading as well as that of the county, consists principally of Ger- mans, well known for habits of econo. my and persevering industry. The English language, however, is gene- rally spoken, and is taught in nearly all the schools, amounting to about 20 in number. There is besides an academy, in which the Greek and
Latin languages are taught, together with mathematics and general litera- ture, a large and handsome edifice, erected with funds granted by the state legislature, and endowed with several thousand acres of unseated land derived from the same source.
Reading, t-ship, Adams co., bound- ed N. by Latimore t-ship, E. by York co., S. by Hamilton t-ship, and W. by Mount Pleasant, Strabane and Tyrone t-ships. Centrally distant N. E. from Gettysburg 13 ms. ; greatest length 8, breadth 6 miles ; area, 15, 360 acres ; surface, level ; soil, red shale and slate. Pop. in 1830, 1001 ; taxables, 159. It is drained on the N. E. by Muddy run, a tributary of the Bermudian creek, and on the W. and S. by the Conewago creek. The t-pike ยท road from Carlisle to Hanover runs S. through the western part of the t-ship. The p-t. of Berlin lies on the S. side of the Conewago creek, near the S. E. angle of the t-ship.
Reamstown, p-t. and village, Cocal- ico t-ship, Lancaster co., on the road from Lancaster to Reading, 15 ms. from each, 123 from W. C., and 42 from Harrisburg ; contains about 40 dwellings, stores and taverns.
Rebersburg. (See Rabersburg.)
Reeds run, E. Hanover t-ship, Leb- anon co., a small tributary of the Swatara creek.
Reesville, p.o., Upper Merion t-ship, Montgomery county. (See Merion, Upper.)
Red Stone creek, Fayette co., rises with many branches in Union t-ship, and flows N. W. between Manallen and Franklin, Red Stone and Wash- ington t-ships, to the Monongahela r. having a course of near twenty ms.
Red Bank creek, Armstrong co., is formed by the union of the Big and Little Sandy Lick creeks, near the E. line of the co., and flows by a W. course of about 12 ms., (in a direct line) through Red Bank and Toby t-ships into the Allegheny r. It is a rapid stream, and has two considera- ble falls.
Red Bank, t-ship, Armstrong co.,
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named from the above mentioned cr., is bounded N. by Clarion t-ship, E. by Jefferson co., S. by Mahoning cr., which divides it from Kittanning and Wayne t-ships, and W. by Toby t-ship. Centrally distant from Kit- tanning borough N. E. 15 ms. The p-o., bearing the name of the t-ship, is 235 ms. from W. C., and 188 from Harrisburg. It is drained by Red Bank, Mahoning and Beaver ereeks, the last a tributary of the Mahoning. Alum is found in the S. W. angle of the t-ship, upon the N. bank of that stream. Greatest length 15, breadth 12 miles ; area, 81,920 acres ; surface, partly hilly, partly rolling ; soil, loam. Pop. in 1830, 1660 ; valuation in 1829, of seated lands, $57,116 ; of unseated lands, $26,180; of personal estate, 12,054 dollars.
Red mountain, a high and long hill which crosses from Brunswick t-ship, into West Penn t-ship, Schuylkill co.
Red Clay creek, rises in E. Marlbo- rough t-ship, Chester co., and flows S. E. through Kennet into the state of Delaware. It turns several mills in its course through Pennsylvania.
Red run, Swatara t-ship, Lebanon co., a tributary of the Swatara cr.
Red Run, p-o., Lycoming co., 222 ms. N. W. from W. C., and 113 from Harrisburg.
Red Stone, t-ship, Fayette co., bounded N. by Washington, E. by Franklin and Manallen, S. by Ger- man, and W. by Luzerne. Centrally distant from Union Town, about 8 ms. Greatest length 7, breadth 6 ms. ; area, 16,400 acres ; surface, rolling ; soil, limestone and gravel. Pop. in 1830, 1209; taxables, 241. It is drained by Red Stone and Dunlap's ereeks, the one on the N. E., and the other on the S. W., flowing N. W. into the Monongahela r. Their mouths are scarce more than a mile asunder, and between them and on the latter, is the p-t. of Brownsville. The na- tional road runs through the t-ship, & through the town.
Rehrersburg, Lower Tulpehocken t.ship, Berks co., p.t., on the road
from Reading to Sunbury, about 22 ms. from the former; containing be- tween 40 and 50 houses, 3 taverns, 3 stores, 1 church, Presbyterian and Lutheran. It is distant 148 miles from W. C., and 38 from Harrisburg.
Richboro', p-t. of Bucks co., distant from W. C. 158 ms., and from Har- risburg 126.
Richfield, p-o,, Mifflin co., 168 ms. N. W. from W. C., and 61 from Har- risburg.
Rich Valley creek, a branch of Swamp creek, Upper Salford t-ship, Montgomery co.
Rich hill, a noted elevation in the E. part of Warrington t-ship, York county.
Rich hill, t-ship, Green co., bound- ed N. by Washington co., E. by Morris and Centre t-ships, S. by Aleppo t-ship, and W. by the state of Virginia. Centrally distant from Waynesburg 14 ms .; greatest length 83, breadth 8 miles ; area, 35,840 acres ; surface, hilly ; soil, loam. Pop. in 1830, 1875; taxables, 329. The t-ship is drained W. by the N. and S. forks of Wheeling creek, and E. by Gray's Fork of Ten Mile creek.
Richland, t-ship, Bueks co., bound- ed N. by Springfield, E. by Haycock, S. E. & S. by Rockhill, and W. by Milford. Central distance N. W. from Philadelphia 37 ms., from Doyles- town 15 ms. ; greatest length 5} ms., breadth 4; area, 14,476 acres ; surface, level ; soil, elay. Pop. in 1830, 1719; taxables in 1828, 344. It is drained by the Tohiekon creek, which has many ramifications in the t-ship. The t-pike road from Philadelphia to Beth- lehem passes through the S. W. angle, upon which is situated Quakertown, a village of 40 dwellings, having a p-o., and a Quaker meeting.
Richland, Lancaster co., a small village on the t-pike road from Lan- caster to Harrisburg, partly in the t-ship of Donegal and partly in the t-ship of Mountjoy, the road dividing the t ships ; 18 ms. N. W. of the city of Lancaster.
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