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Shickshinny creek, Luzerne co., is formed by three considerable streams which flow from various parts of the Shickshinny mtn. into the Susquehan- nah r., where its course is arrested and turned by the mtn. The main branch of the creek flows S. through Union t-ship; the second rises in Huntingdon and the third in Salem t-ship; all are rapid and good mill
Shickshinny, p-o., Union t-ship, Lu- zerne co., 211 ms. from W. C. and 101 from Harrisburg.
Shinersville, p-t., of Cherry t-ship, Lycoming co., upon the Berwick
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turnpike road, about 35 ms. N. E. off Williamsport ; 225 from W. C., and 114 from Harrisburg. Contains some half dozen dwellings, store and tav. ern.
Shippen, t-ship, Mckean co., bounded N. by Walker, E. by Potter and Lycoming counties, S. by Clear- field co., and W. by Cooper and Bur- lington t-ships. Centrally distant S. E. from Smethport, 25 ms .; greatest length 15, breadth 9 ms .; area, 85,760 acres ; surface, rough and mountain- ous ; soil, barren, slate on the hills, rich alluvion in the valleys. It is drained by the Driftwood and another branch of the Sinnemahoning creek. Upon the former there are some salt springs and salt works at a settle- ment of two or three families, called Emporium, where is also the p-o. of the t-ship, called "Shippen." The whole pop. was in 1830, 110 souls.
Shippensburg, t-ship, Cumberland co., bounded N. and E. by Newtown t-ship, S. by Southampton, W. by Franklin county, and N. W. by Hopewell t-ship. Centrally distant from the borough of Carlisle, W. 20 ms. ; greatest length, about 6 ms. ; breadth, 5 ; area, 12,800 acres ; sur- face, level ; soil, limestone. Pop. in 1830, 1800; taxables, 1828, 333; value of real estate, $199,448.
Shippen, t-ship, Tioga co., surface hilly ; soil, gravel and loam. Pop. 1830, 122; taxables, 1828, 69.
Shippensburg, p-t. and borough, on the W. boundary of Cumberland co., 21 ms. S. W. of Carlisle, 37 from Harrisburg, 136 W. of Phil., and 11 N. F. of Chambersburg. The town is situated in the heart of a fertile country, and contains about 300 dwellings and 1808 inhabitants. Its pop. in 1810 was 1159, in 1820, 1410. Means run, a mill stream and branch of the Conedogwinit creek, passes through it and turns some mills in the town. There are here about 270 dwellings, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Se- ceder, 1 Methodist and 1 Lutheran church. The town was incorporated by an act of assembly, 21st January, 1819.
Shippensville, p-t. Venango co., on the turnpike road from Brookville to Franklin, 17 ms. S. E. of the latter ; 256 from W. C., and 189 from Har- risburg ; contains 16 or 20 dwellings, store and 2 taverns, and a number of tradesmen.
Shiremanstown, p-t. of Cumberland co., 106 ms. from W. C. and 4 from Harrisburg.
Shirley, t-ship, Huntingdon co., bounded N. by the Juniata r., N. E. by Mifflin co., E. by Tell t-ship, S. by Springfield, and W. by Union t-ships. Centrally distant from Hunt- ingdon borough, 10 ms .; greatest length 10, breadth 10 ms .; area, 62,080 acres; surface, hilly ; soil, clay. Pop. 1830, about 1500 ; taxa- bles, 292. Iron is found abundantly in the t-ship, and some iron works are erected. The p-t. of Shirleysburg, is near the E. border of Aughwiek creek, 16 ms. S. of Huntingdon bor- ough. In 1828 there were in the t-ship, 4 grist mills, 7 distilleries, 2 tan yards, 1 carding machine, and 1 powder mill.
Shirleysburg, p-t., Shirley t-ship, Huntingdon co., near the Aughwick creek, 16 ms. S. of Huntingdon bor- ough ; contains 30 dwellings, 3 tav- erns, 3 stores, 1 distillery, 2 physi- cians. It is 128 ms. N. W. from W. C. and 78 S. W. from Harrisburg.
Shrewsbury, p-t-ship, York county, bounded N. by York t-ship, E. by Hopewell, S. by the state of Maryland, and W. by Codorus t-ship. Centrally distant S. from the borough of York 10 ms. Greatest length 114, breadth 9 ms. ; area 44,800 acres; surface undulating ; soil gravelly and poor. Pop. in 1830, 2571; taxables 394. Taxable property in 1829, real estate $343,197 ; personal 17,711 ; occupa- tions 29,975; total 390,883 ; ratc 25 cts in the $100. The S. branch of Codorus creek bounds it W., and the E. branch on the N. and E. The turnpike road from York to Baltimore, runs S. through the t-ship, upon which in the S. part, lies the town of Stras- burg, at which is a po. called after
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the t-ship 72 ms. from W. C. and 38 from Harrisburg.
Shoemaker-town, a small hamlet on the Willow Grove turnpike, Chelten- ham t-ship, Montgomery co. There are here a very fine grist mill, a store and 4 or 5 good dwellings. It is about 8 miles from Philadelphia.
Shohokin creek, a small tributary of the Delaware river, rises in and has its whole course through Scott t-ship, Wayne co., and joins the river about a mile above the south east corner of the t-ship. It is a mill stream, but not navigable.
Shoholo creek, has its source in Lac- kawanna and Upper Smithfield town- ships, Pike co., and running a N. E. course forms the boundary between these t-ships, and empties into the Delaware 4 or 5 ms. below the Lack. awaxen creek, turning several mills in its course.
Shrawder's creek, mill stream, Scott t-ship, Wayne county, rises about the centre of the t-ship, and flows N. E. into the Delaware.
Shrewsbury, t-ship, Lycoming co., bounded N. by Tioga co., E. by Cher- ry t-ship, S. by Penn t-ship, and W. by Elkland t-ship. Centrally distant from Williamsport N. E. 25 miles. Greatest length 21 ms. ; breadth 8 miles ; arca 64,000 acres; surface mountainous ; soil various. Pop. in 1830, about 400 ; taxables 71. Va- lue of taxable property 1829, seated lands, &c. $18,745, ; unseated lands, &c. 20,122 ; personal estate 3157 ; rate of levy & of 1 per cent. It is drained W. by the Loyalsock, Little Loyalsock and Muncy creeks. There are several small lakes in the t-ship, and abundance of coal and iron. The p-o. is at Mount Lewis.
Siddons Town, post town, Monohan t-ship, York co., on the road leading to Harrisburg, 20 N. W. of the boro' of York.
Sideling hill, a noted chain of the Allegheny mountain, running N. E. from the Maryland line through Bed- ford and Huntingdon counties to the Juniata river, a distance of more than
50 miles. It is penetrated . only by two streams, the Conoloway creek on the south, and a branch of the Augh- wick creek on the border of Bedford and Huntingdon counties.
Sidney's knob, a noted hill and spur of the Tuscarora mountain, in the E. border of Dublin township, Bedford county.
Silver creek, Silver Lake t-ship, Susquehannah co., flows from Silver lake S. E. into Snake creck. It is a fine mill stream, with several mills up- on it, but is not navigable.
Silver creek, Schuylkill township, Schuylkill co. a small stream which falls into the Schuylkill river about 4 miles east of Port Carbon. It is im- portant only as affording access and drainage to the coal mines.
Silver Spring, t-ship, Cumberland co., is bounded N. by Perry co., E. by Pennsborough t-ship, S. by Monroe t-ship, and W. by N. Middleton t-ship. Centrally distant N. E. from Carlisle 7 miles ; greatest length 7, breadth 5 miles ; area, 22,400 acres ; surface hilly with fine valleys ; soil, lime and slate. Pop. in 1830, 1792 ; taxables in 1828, 477 ; valuation of real estate $839,318. The Conedogwinit creek runs centrally through the t-ship from E. to W., receiving two small tributaries from it. The turn- pike road from Harrisburg to Carlisle passes westerly through it, upon which 6 miles from Carlisle, is the small town of Kingstown.
Silver Lake, t-ship, Susquehannah co., bounded N. by New York, E. by Lawsville, S. by Bridgewater and W. by Choconut and Middletown t-ships. It is drained from the W. by branches of the Choconut creek, and from the E. by the tributaries of Snake creek, among which, the most noted is Silver creek, flowing from the lake which gives name to the t-ship. Silver lake received its name from Dr. Robert II. Rosc, who has a handsome seat upon its bank. It is a beautiful sheet of water, three-fourths of a mile in length and half a mile in breadth. There are other small lakes in the
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t-ship. Quaker lake, about 2 miles N. E. of Silver lake, is somewhat lar- ger than the latter, and an intermedi- ate one somewhat smaller. The town- ship is small, of an oblong form. Greatest length N. and S. about 9 ms. breadth E. and W. 5 miles ; area, 28, 800 acres ; surface hilly ; soil, loam, clay and gravel; pop. in 1830, 516 ; taxables in 1828, 81. The Bridge- water and Wilkesbarre turnpike road is continued through this t-ship to the New York line. There is a post office on the bank of Silver lake, at the seat of Dr. Rose ; distant 280 miles from W. C., 172 from Harrisburg.
Sinking run, rises in Macungy t-ship and flows easterly in S. Whitehall t-ship, Lehigh co., where it sinks into the ground about 5 miles W. of North- ampton borough. It is supposed to have a subterraneous course of more than a mile southward, and to rise at the fountain of Cedar creek in Ma- cungy, where it has sufficient force to turn a large grist mill at about six perches from the fountain.
Sinking Valley mills, post office, Sinking Valley, Huntingdon co., 170 miles from W. C., 113 from Harris- burg.
Sinking run, Sinking valley, Tyrone t-ship, Huntingdon co., is a considera. ble stream, which gives name to the valley through which it runs. This stream rises in the south boundary of the t-ship, and flows north a few miles to sink into the earth, as do also some smaller streams of the same valley. During the revolutionary war this val- ley became remarkable on account of the lead mines which were wrought here, under the auspices of the statc. The following description of this val- ley, and of the mining operations once carried on in it, we are assured merits full credit. In the prosecution of the mining scheme, some miners from Europe were employed ; a large log fort was erected for their protec- tion, and considerable quantities of valuable ore were obtained. Several regular shafts were sunk to a consid- erable depth. Lead enough was
made to give a favorable idea of the value of the mines. The work, how- ever, was abandoned on account of the dangers from Indian incursions, and the disqualification of European na- ture for a forest life. Iron ore is also . found in the valley of every species, and in the greatest abundance. The surrounding hills abound with white flint, and from their abrupt forms and thick covering of pines, have a very sombre appearance.
Among the swallows which absorb several of the largest streams of the valley, and after conveying them for several miles under ground, return them to the surface, that called the Arch spring is the most remarkable. It is a deep hollow in the limestone rock, about 30 feet in width, with a rude arch of stone hanging over it, forming a passage for the water, which gushes forth with some violence and in such quantity as to form a fine stream, which after a short course buries itself again in the bosom of the earth. Many pits nearly 300 feet deep open into this subterraneous river, at the bottom of which the water appears of the color of ink, though as pure as that which sparkles from the rocky fountain.
The stream again emerges to day and runs along the surface for a few rods among rocky hills, when it en- ters the mouth of a large cave, whose aperture is sufficient to admit a sloop with her sails full spread. Within, the cave is about 20 feet high, declin- ing somewhat as it proceeds, along which runs a ledge of loose rocks, af- fording a tolerable safe passage. In the middle of the cave the bodies and branches of trees are seen lodged quite up to the roof, whence it may be in- ferred that the water swells to the very top during freshcts, when the surrounding mountains pour into this channel the clouds which break upon their sides, and marks on the external sides of the cave show that the waters escape thence into the lower country. Having continued about 400 yards into the hill, the cave widens at a sud-
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den turn, which prevents discovery un- til you are within it, into a spacious saloon, at the bottom of which is a pre- cipitous fall, and a vortex of amazing force, by which large pieces of timber are immediately absorbed, and carri- ed out of sight. The water boils up with great violence when such sub- stances are thrown into it, but it soon after subsides. The stream is sup- posed to continue its subterraneous course for several miles beneath the Brush and Canoe mountains, and to re- appear by two branches in Canoe val- ley, and to fall into the Frankstown branch of the Susquehannah at the point where it breaks through Tus- sey's mountain.
Sinnemahoning river, rises by Ben- net's branch in Fox t-ship, Clearfield co., and flowing N. E. between 30 and 40 miles, receives the Driftwood branch, which has its source near the centre of Mckean co., thence running west about 5 miles, it receives the east branch, which rises in Potter co., and thence by a S. E. course of about 11 miles, it unites with the W. branch of the Susquehannah river, having a com- parative course of more than 50 ms.
Sinnemahoning, post office, Lycom- ing co., Chapman t-ship.
Skinner's Eddy, post office, Luzerne co., 267 miles from W. C., and 157 from Harrisburg.
Skippack creek, Montgomery co., rises by several branches in Franco- nia, Hatfield, Gwynnedd and Worces- ter t-ships, and flows S. W. through Lower Salford, Towamensing, Perki- omen and Skippack t-ships, and unites with Perkiomen creek about the mid- dle of the line which divides Upper and Lower Providence t-ships, and 4 miles from the mouth of that stream.
Skippack, post office, Perkiomen and Skippack t-ships, Montgomery co., about 5 miles above Norristown, 160 N. E. from W. C. and 99 from Harrisburg. (See Perkiomen.)
Slate creek, post office, Armstrong county.
Slate lick, post office, Lycoming county.
Slippery Rock creek, tributary of Beaver river, rises by many branches in Butler, Mercer and Venango t-ships, which unite in the N. E. angle of Beaver co., and receiving the Cone- quenessing from the S. E., fall into the river 12 miles N. of the borough of Beaver.
Slippery Rock, t-ship, Butler coun- ty, bounded N. by Mercer t-ship, E. by Parker, S. by Centre and Muddy Creek t-ships, and W. by Mercer co. Centrally distant N. W. from Butler borough 15 miles. Greatest length 13, breadth 6 miles ; area, 43,200 acres ; surface hilly ; soil, loam. Pop. in 1830, 1541 ; taxables, 312. It is drained by Slippery Rock creek, and Wolf creek, its tributary. The turn- pike road from Butler to Mercer runs through the W. part of the t-ship, and on it is a post office and the small town of Centreville. The post office has the name of the t-ship, and is 254 miles from W.C., and 214 from Harrisburg.
Slippery Rock, t-ship, Mercer co., bounded N. by Springfield t-ship, N. E. by Wolf Creek t-ship, S. E. by Butler co., S. by Beaver co., and W. by Neshannock t-ship. Centrally dis- tant S. E. of Mercer borough 11 ms. Greatest length 92, breadth 8 ; area, 32,200 acres; surface level ; soil, clay and loam. Pop. in 1830, 1523; taxables 258. Slippery Rock creek crosses the S. E. angle of the t-ship, and on it lies the p-t. of Hacklands- burg. Taxable property in the t-ship 1829, real estate $61,976 ; personal 9,264 ; rate of tax 5} mills on the dol- lar.
Slut's run, a small stream in Plum- stead t-ship, Bucks co., which falls into the Delaware river opposite Black's Eddy.
Smethport, post town and st. jus. of Mckean co., in Keating t-ship, at the confluence of Stanton with Potatoe creek, 273 miles N. W. from W. C., and 209 from Harrisburg. Contains about 40 dwellings, a grist mill, saw mill and fulling mill, 2 stores, 2 tav- erns of brick and frame-a court house and county offices, spacious and com-
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modious also of brick-a stone prison, &c. &c. There is a newspaper print- ed here. An academy endowed with considerable estate, by John Keating, Esq. and others, and with 2000 dollars by the act of assembly 19th Jan., 1829, by which the institution was incorpo- rated.
Smith's gap, an opening in the Blue mountain, in Moore t-ship, Northamp- ton co., through which a road passes to Bethlehem.
Smith, t-ship, Washington county, bounded N. and W. by Hanover town- ship, E. by Robinson, S. E. by Mount Pleasant, and S. W. by Cross Creek t-ships. Centrally situated N. W. from Washington borough 16 miles. Greatest length 10, breadth 6 miles ; area, 26,040 acres ; surface pretty lev- el ; soil, loam. Pop. in 1830, 2039; taxables 398. It is drained N. W. by Raccoon creek and its branches. Burgettstown, a post town, is centrally situated in the t-ship, on Burgett's branch of Raccoon creek.
Smith's mills, post town, Clearfield co., 188 miles N. W. of W. C., and 120 from Harrisburg.
Smithfield creek, Northampton co., is formed by the union of the Pokono, Broadhead's and McMichael's creeks, near the village of Stroudsburg. It is navigable a very short distance above the river Delaware, into which it enters.
Smithfield, t-ship, Northampton co, bounded N. by Pike co., S. E. by the river Delaware, which separates it from New Jersey, S. by Upper Mount Bethel, and W. by Stroud t-ship. The t-ship forms a triangle with a curved base. Its greatest length is 82 ms .; and greatest breadth 72 ms ; surface, hilly ; soil, gravel. Pop. 1830, 1080; taxables, 1828, 194. It is watered by the Delaware river, Mill, Marshall's, Smithfield and Cher- ry creeks. Dutotsburg is the only village. This t-ship is remarkable for the Delaware Water gap, an open- ing supposed to have been forced by the river through the Blue mountain ; forming one of the most picturesque scenes in the state.
Smithfield, Middle, t-ship, Pike co., bounded northward by Palmyra and Delaware t-ships, S. by Northampton co., E. by the Delaware r., and W. by the Lehigh r. It is watered on the W. by the latter river and its tributaries, Trout creek and the Great and Little Tobyhanna ; and on the west by the Delaware and its conflu- ents, Broadhead's, Marshall's, Mill and Bushkill creeks. The Belmont and Easton turnpike passes through the t-ship and connects with another turnpike. The surface of the town- ship is broken and hilly ; the soil is gravelly loam ; the timber, pine, hem- lock, beech, maple and oak. It is little cultivated and thinly inhabited. Pop. 1830, about 1300; taxables in 1828, 249. Its greatest length is 30, and its average width, 5} ms.
Smithfield, Upper, t-ship, Pike co., bounded N. and E. by the Delaware river, S. by Delaware, and W. by Lackawanna t-ships. Shohola creek runs a N. E. course, along almost the whole of its western boundary, and Big Pond, Glass, Saw, and Ra- my's creeks, all have their sources and courses within the t-ship, and empty into the Delaware river. The Milford and Owego turnpike crosses the t-ship centrally, in a N. W. di- rection. Milford, the county town, is located in it, and lies upon the Dela- ware, 55 ms. above Easton. The greatest length of the t-ship, E. and W. is 14} ms. ; greatest width N. and S. 12} ms. ; surface, hilly ; soil, generally loam. Pop. in 1830, about 1300.
Smithfield, post township, Bradford co., bounded N. by Athens t-ship, E. by Ulster, S. by Burlington t-ships, and W. by Springfield. Centrally distant from Towanda, 9 ms. ; great- est length, 7} ms. ; breadth, 6} ms. ; area, 24,320 acres ; surface, hilly ; soil, gravelly loam. Pop. 1830, 1126; taxables, 197. The t-ship is drained chiefly by Tom Jack's and Brown's creeks. East Smithfield p-o. is 249 ms. N. W. from W. C., and 138 from Harrisburg; and North Smithfield
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Smithfield, p-t. George, t-ship, Fayette co., between the N. fork of George creek and York's run ; 8 ms. S. W. of Union town ; 171 miles N. W. from W. C. and 170 S. W. from Harrisburg ; contains about 60 dwell- ings, 1 church, 1 school, 3 stores and 2 taverns.
Smithfield, p-t., Porter t-ship, Hunt- ingdon co., on the W. side of the Frankstown branch of the Juniata, op- posite to the borough of Huntingdon. A turnpike road runs from this town to Ebensburg, in Columbia co.
Smithfield, village, p-t. of Moreland t-ship, Philadelphia co., 14 ms. from Philadelphia by the Frankford, Bus- tleton and Smithfield turnpike road ; contains between 30 and 40 dwell- ings, 2 stores and 2 taverns.
Smythfield, village, Somerset co., contains 30 dwellings, 3 taverns, 4 stores and a Methodist church.
Snake creek, Susquehannah co., a fine mill stream but not navigable, which empties into the Susquehannah r. in the state of New York, but near to the N. E. angle of Lawsville t-ship, Penn.
Snake Spring valley, Coleraine t-ship, Bedford co., bounded E. by Tussey's mtn., and W. by Dunning's mtn. and S. by the Raystown branch of the Juniata r.
Snyder's tavern, or Snydersville, p-t. of Northampton co., on the north and south turnpike road, 24 miles from Easton ; contains 2 dwellings, a store, saw mill and grist mill ; dis- tant 212 ms. N. E. of W. C. and 112 from Harrisburg.
Snyderstown, village of Shamokin t-ship, Northumberland co., on the Shamokin creek ; 8 ms. S. E. of Sun- bury ; contains about 50 dwellings, 1 store, 1 tavern, and 1 church com- mon to the German Reformed and Baptists.
Snyderstown, a hamlet of Turbut t-ship, Northumberland co. ; central- ly situated about 6 ms. N. E. from Milton borough.
Sodom, a hamlet of Chilisquaque t-ship, Northumberland co., on the Chilisquaque creek; 7 ms. N. of Sun- bury ; contains 8 or 10 dwellings, 2 taverns and 2 stores. Chilisquaque p-o. is in the town, distant 172 miles from W. C. and 62 from Harrisburg.
Solomon's creek, Luzerne co., rises in Wilkesbarre and Hanover t-ships, and flows N. W. into the Susquehannah river. Upon this stream there is a cascade about 3 ms. from Wilkesbar- re, where it passes down the Wyo- ming mtn. It consists of 2 pitches, between rocky cliffs on each side, which confine the creek in a very nar- row channel. The whole perpendic- ular fall may be about 30 ft.
Solebury, t-ship, Bucks co., bound- ed N. and E. by the r. Delaware, S. by Upper Makefield, W. by Buck- ingham, and N. W. by Plumstead. Centrally distant from Philadelphia 30 ms ; greatest length 73 ms., breadth 44 ; area, 17,312 acres; surface, rolling ; soil, clay and sandy loam. Pop. in 1830, 2961 ; taxables, 563 ; by a census of 1827, the t-ship con- tained 166 dwellings, 150 out houses, 928 white inhabitants, and no blacks. Beside the Delaware, the only streams of the t-ship are a small creek on the N. W., and Pidcocks creek on the S. E. boundaries, and that flowing from Ingham's, or the Great spring. This copious and extraordinary fountain, called by the aborigines, Aquetong, rises from a hollow near the road side, of which the stone on the S. E. side is red shale, whilst that on the N. W. is limestone. The water is remarka- bly clear and cold in the summer, and does not freeze in the winter. The volume is sufficient, with 18 or 20 ft. fall, to drive 2 pair of stones through- out the year. There are 5 good mill seats upon it, from its source to the confluence of the Delaware at New Hope, a distance of 3 ms. The vil- lages of this t-ship are New Hope, Centre, Lumberville and Milton. New Hope and Lumberville are p-towns. There are two fine bridges across the Delaware, one at New Hope, and the
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other at Centre. A daily line of sta- ges runs by New Hope to Easton.
Smoketown, a small hamlet of W. Pennsborough t-ship, Cumberland co., 6 miles west of the borough of Car- lisle.
Somerhill, t-ship, Cambria co., boun- ded N. by Cambria and Allegheny t-ships, E. by the Allegheny mtn., S. by Conemaugh t-ship, and W. by Indiana co. Centrally distant from Ebensburg S. 8 ms. ; greatest length 21 ms., breadth 9 ms. ; surface, hilly ; soil, limestone and clay, coal abund- ant. Pop. in 1830, 852; taxables, 158; valuation of taxable property in 1829, seated lands, &c., $23,741 ; unseated lands, $17,543; personal, 5016 ; rate of levy 8} mills on the dollar.
Somerhill, t-ship, Crawford co. Pop. in 1830, 845.
Somerfield, p-o., Somerset co., 195 ms. N. W. from W. C., and 173 W. from Harrisburg
Somerset, t-ship, Washington co., bounded N. and W. by Strabane and Nottingham, E. by Fallowfield, S. E. by Pike run, S. W. by W. Bethle- hem. Centrally distant S. E. from Washington borough 12 ms. ; greatest length 82, breadth 7} ms. ; area, 30, 080 acres ; surface, hilly ; soil, loam. Pop. in 1830, 1573 ; taxables, 259. It is drained by the N. and S. forks of Pigeon creek on the E., and by bran- ches of Little Chartier's creek on the W. The t-pike road from Greens- burg to Washington borough, runs along the N. boundary. The p-t. of Bentleysville lies on the S. fork of Pigeon creek, 15 miles S. E. from Washington.
Somerset, county, was separated from Bedford by act of 17th April, 1795, and is now bounded N. by Cam- bria, E. by Bedford, S. by Allegheny co., in the state of Maryland, W. by Fayette co., Pennsylvania, and N. W. by Westmoreland co. ; greatest length 38 ms., mean width 28; area, 1066 sq. ms. Central lat. 40° N., and long. from W. C. 2º 22' E.
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