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1. The 'Walking Purchase' alienating local Native Americans of the Iroquois and Lenni Lenappe tribes with white settlers, occurred in Allen Township and Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. First white settler arrived in the Bath Borough area, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Cliff Cowling Field, Keystone Park, Penn-Dixie Pond, Carl L. Rehlig Park.
3. October 4, Thomas Griffitts appointed third-term mayor of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

1. Franklin laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
2. One of the largest printing presses, established by Christopher Sower and his son, in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
3. June 1, George Thomas appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1738-May 29, 1747).
4. October 3, Anthony Morris appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1738-October 2, 1739).

1. Thomas Downing, erected a mill in Milltown, presently Downingtown in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°00'N-75°42'W. Attractions & Recreation : Brandywine battlefield, Valley Forge battlefield
2. Freedom laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
3. Lebanon Township in present Berks County, Pennsylvania, divided into Lebanon and Bethel.
4. The first mill in the Northampton County area, constructed Saucon Creek, Pennsylvania.
5. October 2, Edward Roberts appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1739-October 7, 1740).

1. Permanent settlers arrived in the Forks Township area, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Lebanon, (formerly Steitztown) founded by George Steitz, located in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
3. Moravians settled at Nazareth Borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
4. First settlers, mainly Dutch, arrived in the Plainfield Township area, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
5. Palmer Township settled in Northamton County, Pennsylvania.
6. University of Pennsylvania founded as a charity school in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
7. May, English evangelist George Whitefield assisted by Moravians, started the construction of Whitefield House, a free school for black children in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
8. October 7, Samuel Hasell appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1740-October 6, 1741).

1. The formation of Antrim Township, part of Lancaster County, authorized by the Lancaster Court of Quarter Sessions. Today located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

2. Bethlehem, city founded by Moravian missionaries in Lehigh and Northampton counties along the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°43'N-75°25'W. Attractions & Recreation : Gemeinhaus, Lost River Caverns.
3. Gemeinhaus, erected in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Bethlehem's oldest building , today a museum and National Historic Landmark.
4. Nazareth Borough land purchased by Moravian settlers from English evangelist George Whitefield, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
5. Northampton Borough, settled in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Northampton Municipal Park, Saylor Park, Vitor Talotta Memorial Park
6. Straban laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
7. October 6, Clement Plumsted appointed third-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1741-October 5, 1742).

1. Moravian converts, established a church in Emmaus, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
2. John Frazier, regarded as the first settler of Braddock on the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Named after British general Edward Braddock.
3. Moravian College established in Bethlehem, Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania.
4. Saucon Township established as part of Bucks County in Pennsylvania.
5. October 5, William Till appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1742-October 4, 1743).

1. Lower Saucon Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Quakers established the Darby Library Company in Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
3. St. Paul's chapel built by Father Theodore Schneider in Bally borough, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
4. October 4, Benjamin Shoemaker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1743-October 2, 1744).

1. Grumblethorpe House, built in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2. October 2, Edward Shippen appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1744-October 1, 1745).

1. A printing press established at the Ephrata Community, a U.S. Protestant monastic settlement in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
2. October 1, James Hamilton appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1745-October 7, 1746).

1. Bethlehem Township established in Lehigh Valley, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Straban Township, erected in Adams County(area formerly Lancaster County), Pennsylvania. Named for Strabane, a town in North Ireland
3. May 8, East Berlin laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
4. October 7, William Attwood appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1746-October 4, 1748).

1. Hanover Township became part of Allen Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. June 6, Anthony Palmer appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1747-November 23, 1748).

1. Petition signed by Irish and Scotch immigrants to create Allen Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Burnside Plantation, the first single-family house built by missionary James Burnside and his wife, in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. A Gemeinde Ort (Congregation village) established in the Emmaus area in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
4. Mount Bethel Towship, founded in Northhampton County, Pennsylvania.
5. October 4, Charles Willing appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1748-October 3, 1749).
6. November 23, James Hamilton appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1748-October 3, 1754).

1. Berwick laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
2. Cumberland Township (part of Butler and Franklin townships) established in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
3. Menallen laid out and incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
4. Mount Joy laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
5. Oxford laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
6. Tyrone laid out and incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
7. York County in Pennsylvania, formed out of Lancaster County, seat York.
8. October 3, Thomas Lawrence appointed third-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1749-October 2, 1750).
9. August 9, Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, divided with the separation of York County.
10. December 5, Thomas Hossak designated as Tax Collector for Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

1. Cumberland County established in Pennsylvania, seat Carlisle. Municipalities : Camp Hill Borough, Carlisle Borough, Cooke, Dickinson Township, East Pennsboro, Hampden, Hopewell, Lemoyne, Lower Allen, Lower Frankford, Lower Mifflin, Mechanicsburg, Middlesex, Monroe, Mount Holly Springs, New Cumberland, Newburg, New ville, North Middleton, North Newton, Penn, Shippenburg, Shiremanstown, Silver Spring, Southampton, South Middleton, South Newton, Upper Allen, Upper Frankford, Upper Mifflin, West Pennsboro, Wormleysburg.
2. Indian trader, Robert Ray established a settlement on the site of Bedford, known as Raystown, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
3. Kittanning township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
4. Land warrant deeded acreage to the largely Plainfield Church Congregation in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
5. Williams Township, incorporated and established near the New Jersey border, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Fry's Run County Park, Williams Township Park
6. May 9, Easton town laid out in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
7. October 2, William Plumsted appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

1. Berks County established in Pennsylvania, seat Reading.
2. Carlisle borough, laid out and appointed seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Named after Carlisle in England. Coordinates 40°12'N-77°12'W.
3. October 1, Robert Strettell appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1751-October 3, 1752).

1. Berks County founded and incorporated in Pennsylvania.
2. Saucon Towship in Bucks County, became part of Northampton County in Pennsylvania.
3. Easton laid out by William Parsons and appointed seat of Northampton County in Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°42'N-75°12'W.
4. Lehigh Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Indian Trail Park
5. March 11, Northampton County established in Pennsylvania, seat Easton. Municipalities : Allen Township, Bangor Borough, Bath Borough, Bethlehem City, Bethlehem Township, Bushkill Township, Chapman Borough, East Allen Township, East Bangor Borough, Easton City, Forks Township, Freemansburg Borough, Glendon Borough, Hanover Township, Hellertown Borough, Lehigh Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Lower Nazereth Township, Lower Saucon Township, Moore Township, Nazareth Borough, Northampton Borough, North Catasauqua Borough, Palmer Township, Pen Argyl Borough, Plainfield Township, Portland Borough, Roseto Borough, Stockertown Borough, Tatamy Borough, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Upper Nazareth Township, Walnutport Borough, Washington Township, West Easton Borough, Williams Township, Wilson Borough, Wind Gap Borough.
6. October 3, Benjamin Shoemaker appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1752-October 2, 1753).

1. Benjamin Franklin negotiated a treaty with the Native Americans, ending continuous conflicts in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
2. Braddock Hills settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
3. The French erected a fort in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
4. Fort Presque Isle built by the French near Erie in Erie County in Philadelphia.
5. Saucon Township, divided in Lower and Upper Saucon Township, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
6. The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, founded in 1740 as a charity school, became academy through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin.
7. October 2, Thomas Lawrence appointed fourth-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1753-April 25, 1754).

1. Forks Township founded in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Harmony Township Park, Merrill Creek Reservoir Park
2. French army built Fort Duquesne in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
3. April 25, Charles Willing appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1754-December 4, 1754).
4. May 28, Virginia militia under command of Major George Washington attacked and defeated French troops near Great Meadows (present Uniontown) in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
5. July 3, The Battle of Fort Necessity. Colonel George Washington surrendered to the French at Fort Necessity in Farmington, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
6. October 3, Robert Hunter Morris appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1754-August 20, 1756).
7. December 4, William Plumsted appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1754-Ocotber 5, 1756).

1. Abbottstown laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

2. Braddock settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°25'N-79°50'W.
3. British army under General Edward Braddock passed the Duquesne area in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°21'N-79°51'W.
4. First scattered Indian raids west of Susquehanna in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
5. Nazareth Hall Square was begun in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
6. The University of Pennsylvania founded in 1740 as charity school, chartered as College and Academy of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
7. June 27, one of the first pumped waterworks in the U.S. started operations in Bethlehem, Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania.

1. French and Indian War in Pennsylvania, Delaware(Lenni Lenape) and Shawnee Indians under Captain Jacobs and Shingas, swept down to burn, capture and kill.
2. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, decided to build a chain of forts along the Blue Mountains. One of these forts was Fort Loudoun in Franklin County, built by Colonel John Armstrong.
3. Provincial fort built, during the French and Indian War, in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
4. Fort Henry built in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
5. August 20, William Denny appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1756-November 17, 1759).
6. October 5, Attwood Shute appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1756-October 15, 1758).

1. Restoration of the Easton home in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Home of George Taylor, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
2. Troxell-Steckel House and Farm Museum, built in Egypt, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. May, Cherokees under Wahacbey, with Richard Pearisand Evan Shelby, attack an Indian raiding party in Pennsylvania.

1. Conflict between British and French over claims about the Allegheny County area in Pennsylvania, settled.
2. Fort Bedford built, a supply base for the British against the French, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
3. Fort Pitt in Pittsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, fell to General Forbes and Colonel Washington.
4. October 15, Thomas Lawrence appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1758-October 2, 1759).
5. November 25, John Armstrong, born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Officer in the Continental Army, politician and diplomat.

1. The French abandoned Fort Presque Isle to the British, built near Erie in Erie County, Philadelphia.
2. Nazareth Hall, a community boy's school operational in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. October 2, John Stamper appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1759-October 7, 1760).
4. November 18, James Hamilton appointed second-term lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1759-October 31, 1763).

1. Hanover Township, settled in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. February 14, Richard Allen born in Philadelphia, Philadelphie County, Pennsylvania. Founder and first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
3. October 7, Benjamin Shoemaker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1760-October 6, 1761).

1. Tannery built by Moravian settlers in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. British army completed Fort Pitt in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
3. Maguntchi later named Salzburg renamed Emmaus, in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
4. October 6, Jacob Duche appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadephia County, Pennsylvania (1761-October 5, 1762).

1. Allentown founded in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Named for William Allen, mayor of Philadelphia and chief justice of Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°36'N-75°29'W. Attractions & Recreation : Liberty Bell Shrine, nearby Trexler-Lehigh Game Preserve.
2. Waterworks built by Moravian settlers in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Oldest pumped waterworks in the U.S.
3. October 5, Henry Harrison appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1762-October 4, 1763).
4. December 24, Plainfield Township incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Bangor Memorial Park, Wind Gap Park

1. Bushkill Township founded in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. First inhabitant of the area the Delaware Tribe Native Americans, followed by mainly German settlers. Attractions & Recreation : Jacobsburg State Park
2. British army built a fort in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
3. Cliveden House, planned by Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, built in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
4. Fort Presque Isle destroyed by Native Americans during the Pontiac Conspiracy near Erie in Erie County, Philadelphia.
5. Bushy Run Battle, Swiss-born English soldier, colonel Henry Bouquet, defeated the Ottawa Native Americans attacks under Chief Pontiac, near Greensburg in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
6. Hanover, laid out by Colonel Richard McAllister in York County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 39°48'-76°59'W.
7. Stowe settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
8. July 22, James Geddes, born near Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Civil engineer (Erie Canal contribution), lawyer and politician.
9. October 4, Thomas Willing appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1763-October 2, 1764).
10. October 31, John Penn appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1763-May 4, 1771).

1. McKees Rocks settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
2. Pittsburgh town laid out in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
3. October 2, Thomas Lawrence appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1764-October 1, 1765).

1. Courthouse completed at Centre Square in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Littlestown laid out by Peter Kleyn in, Pennsylvania, today oldest town in Adams County.
3. McSherrystown laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
4. Moore Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
5. Foundation of the first medical school in the United States, the College and Academy of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania became a university.
6. October 1, John Lawrence appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1765-October 6, 1767).
7. November 14, Robert Fulton, born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Inventor (steamboat construction).

1. Bedford town platted in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°01'N-78°30'W. Attractions & Recreation : Bedford Springs, Blue Knob Ski Area, Coral Caverns, Shawnee State Park.

1. Slave importation ban in Pennsylvania.
2. October 6, Isaac Jones appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1767-October 3, 1769).

1. Armstrong County territory in Pennsylvania purchased from the Native Americans by the New Purchase Treaty of Fort Stanwix.
2. Robinson settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

1. The Mason and Dixon Line, the southern boundary of Pennsylvania, ratified.
2. Manor township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
3. October 3, Samuel Shoemaker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1769-October 1, 1771).

1. Connellsville, settled on the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°01'N-79°35'W.
2. Mike Fink, born in Fort Pitt, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Legendary frontiersman.
3. Penn Hills settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

1. Bedford County established in Pennsylvania, seat Bedford.
2. Communal life ended and private entreprise activities started in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. Washington township settled on an early Shawnee village site in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
4. January 17, Charles Brockden Brown, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Writer ' Wieland' , 'Ormond', etc.
5. May 6, James Hamilton appointed third-term lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1771-October 16, 1771).
6. October 1, John Gibson appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1771-October 5, 1773).
7. October 16, Richard Penn appointed lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1771-August 30, 1773).

1. Northumberland County, formed from part of Berks County in Pennsylvania, seat Sunbury.
2. Morris House, built in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Occasionally occupied as summer residence of President George Washington.

1. Canonsburg settled, located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°16'N-80°11'W.
2. Collier settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
3. Dickinson College founded in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, by Thomas Penn.
4. Scott settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
5. Westmoreland County established in Pennsylvania, seat Greensburg.
6. August 30, John Penn appointed second-term lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1773-September 28, 1776).
7. October 5, William Fisher appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1773-October 4, 1774).

1. North Fayette settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
2. Stockertown Borough, laid out in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. September 5, the first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
4. October 4, Samuel Rhoads appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1774-October 5, 1775).

1. The second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, CountyPennsylvania.
2. The First United Church of Christ, built in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. May 5, Alexander McNair, born in Derry Township, (Lancaster County) present Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. First governor of Missouri (1820-1824).
4. September 14, John Henry Hobart, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Bishop of the New York Protestant Episcopal Church, author, educator and publisher. Died on September 12 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, 1830.
5. October 5, Samuel Powel appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1775-1776).

1. Bethel Park settled as part of Washington County in Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°18'N-80°02'W. Attractions & Recreation : Ft. Henry.
2. British forces occupied Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
3. Bushkill Township settled in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
4. General George Washington crossed the Delaware River at McConkey's Ferry in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on their way to attack a Hessian garnison at Trenton, NJ (Battle of Trenton). (credit a NJ resident)

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5. July 8, Easton, the site for one of only three readings by Robert Levers of the Declaration of Independence, an historic event celebrated each year on Heritage Day, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
6. August 6, Thomas Wharton, Jr. elected governor of Pennsylvania (1776-May 23, 1778).
7. December, American Revolutionary troops quartered in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

1. Fort Jenkins built near Berwick in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
2. The Indian Treaty Conference held at the First United Church of Christ, in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. March 4, Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, became capital of the United States (1777-September 18, 1777).
4. March 5, Thomas Wharton, Jr. appointed president of the Supreme Executive Council(governor) of Pennsylvania (1777-May 23, 1778).
5. September 9, General Sir William Howe arrived in Kennett Square in Chester County, Pennsylvania, with his troops, 13,000 British and 5,000 Hession soldiers, on his way to seize Philadelphia (Battle of Brandywine).
6. September 11, the Battle of Brandywine, British defeated the Americans during the U.S. War of Independence, near Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
7. September 22, John Bartram, died in Kingsessing, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Experimenter, explorer naturalist, considered as 'father of American botany'.
8. October 4, the Battle of Germantown in Philadelphia County, fought between Washington's Continental Army and the British forces under General Sir William Howe, who occupied Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania.

1. First mill built at Ackermanville present Washington Township area, by Henry Miller, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Doylestown, laid out in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°19'N-75°08'W. Attractions & Recreation : Mercer Museum
3. Fort Roberdau established near Altoona in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
4. North Versailles settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
5. South Versailles settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
6. May 23, Thomas Wharton, died while in office as governor of Pennsylvania (1776-1778).
7. May 23, George Bryan, appointed acting president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1778-December 1, 1778).
8. July 2, Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, re-appointed capital of the United States (1778-June 23, 1783).
9. December 1, Joseph Reed, appoined president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania ( 1778-November 15, 1781).

1. The College and Academy of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, was called the University of Pennsylvania.

1. Gettysburg laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
2. April 4, Edward Hicks born in Attleboro (present Langhorne) in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Quaker minister and primitive painter of farms and landscapes.. Died on August 23, 1849 in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

1. Pennsylvania Emancipation Act, pledged the gradual abolition of slavery in the state.
2. Washington County established in Pennsylvania, seat Washington.
3. Washington Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
4. November 15, Williame Moore, appointed president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1781-November 7, 1782).

1. Lincoln settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
2. Greensburg settled, seat of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Named for Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. Coordinates 40°18'N-79°33'W. Attractions & Recreation : Bushy Run Battlefield
3. Gunshop opened on Main Street in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
4. August 31, George Croghan, died in Passyunk (Philadelphia area), Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. British(Dublin) born trader, who negotiated 'friendship' treaties between Native American tribes and British government.
5. October 8, James Potter appointed acting president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1782-November 7, 1782).
6. November 7, John Dickinson, appointed president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1782-October 18, 1785).
7. November 12, William Hendricks born in Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Governor of Indiana (December 22, 1822 - February 12, 1825).

1. Buckstown (today Dunmore), settled in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 41°25'N-75°38'W.
2. Fayette County established in Pennsylvania, seat Uniontown.

1. Armstrong County territory in Pennsylvania purchased from the Native Americans by the Last Purchase Treaty of Fort Stanwix.

2. Bradys Bend settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
3. Chambersburg borough, appointed seat of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 39°56'N-77°39'W. Attractions & Recreation : Caledonia State Park, President James Buchanan's log cabin.
4. Franklin County established in Pennsylvania, seat Chambersburg.
5. Montgomery County established in Pennsylvania, seat Norristown.
6. Rayburn township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

1. Dauphin County established in Pennsylvania, seat Harrisburg.
2. Hannastown, destroyed by Seneca Native Americans raid, nearby Greensburg, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
3. March 5, Joseph Reed, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Governor of Pennsylvania (1778-1781).
4. April 17, Dickinson founded in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
5. May 9, James Pollard Espy, born in Pennsylvania. Meteorologist.
6. October, Franklin Township founded in Adams County, taken from Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania. Named after Benjamin Franklin.
7. October 10, Charles Biddle appointed acting president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1785-October 18, 1785).
8. October 18, Benjamin Franklin appointed president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1785-October 14, 1788).

1. Berwick, on the Susquehanna River founded by Evan Owen in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 41°03'N-76°15'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Jenkins.
2. Private ownership of property allowed at the Ephrata Community in Lancaster County, , Pennsylvania.
3. Luzerne County established in Pennsylvania, seat Wilkes-Barre.
4. January 8, Nicholas Biddle, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Bank president and financier.

1. December 12, Pennsylvania PA, 2nd state admitted to the Union

   Pennsylvania Today : one of the original 13 states to ratify the Federal Constitution of the United States. Nickname 'Memories Last A Lifetime', capital Harrisburg. Area 46,058 sq.mi.(119.290km²), 33rd largest state. Counties 67 : Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Libanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mc Kean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyoming, York.Attractions & Recreation : Allegheny Islands State Park, Allegheny National Fish Hatchery, Allegheny National Forest, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Alvin R. 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Ibberson Conservation Area, Kettle Creek State Park, Keystone State Park, Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center, Kinzua Bridge State Park, Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir, Kooser State Park, Lackawanna State Park, Lamar National Fish Hatchery, Laurel Hill State Park, Laurel Mountain State Park, Laurel Ridge State Park, Laurel Summit State Park, Lehigh Gorge State Park, Leonard Harrison State Park, Linn Run State Park, Little Buffalo State Park, Little Pine State Park, Lock and Dams 2 to 9 - Allegheny River, Locks and Dam 2 to 4 - Monongahela River, Locust Lake State Park, Loyalhanna Lake, Lyman Run State Park, Mahoning Creek Lake, Marsh Creek State Park, Maurice K. Goddard State Park, Maxwell Locks and Dam - Monongahela River, Montgomery Locks and Dam - Ohio River, McCalls Dam State Park, McConnells Mill State Park, Memorial Lake State Park, Milton State Park, Mont Alto State Park, Moraine State Park, Mt. Pisgah State Park, NARA's Mid Atlantic Region - Center City Philadelphia, NARA's Mid Atlantic Region's - Northeast Philadelphia, National Canal Museum/Hugh Moore Historical Park and Museums, National Museum of American Jewish History, National Museum of Industrial History, Nescopeck State Park, Neshaminy State Park, New Cumberland Locks and Dam, New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, Nockamixon State Park, Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, Norristown Farm Park, North Country National Scenic Trail, Ohiopyle State Park, Oil Creek State Park, Ole Bull State Park, Parker Dam State Park, Patterson State Park, Penn-Roosevelt State Park, Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Poe Paddy State Park, Poe Valley State Park, Point Marion Lock and Dam - Monongahela River, Point State Park, Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, Presque Isle State Park, Prince Gallitzin State Park, Promised Land State Park, Prompton Lake, Prompton State Park, Prouty Place State Park, Pymatuning State Park, Raccoon Creek State Park, Ralph Stover State Park, Ravensburg State Park, Raystown Lake, R.B. Winter State Park, Reeds Gap State Park, Ricketts Glen State Park, Ridley Creek State Park, Ryerson Station State Park, Salt Springs State Park, Samuel S. Lewis State Park, Sand Bridge State Park, S.B. Elliott State Park, Shawnee State Park, Shenango River Lake, Shikellamy State Park, Sinnemahoning State Park, Sizerville State Park, Steamtown National Historic Site, Susquehanna State Park, Susquehannock State Park, Swatara State Park, Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, The African American Museum in Philadelphia, Tioga-Hammond Lakes, Tionesta Lake, Tobyhanna State Park, Trough Creek State Park, Tuscarora State Park, Tyler State Park, Union City Dam, Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, Upper Pine Bottom State Park, Valley Forge National Historic Park, Varden Conservation Area, Warriors Path State Park, Whipple Dam State Park, White Clay Creek Preserve, Woodcock Creek Lake, Worlds End State Park, Yellow Creek State Park, Youghiogheny River Lake.
2. African Methodist Episcopal Church, developed by African Americans in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, withdrawing from St. George Methodist Episcopal Church because of discrimination.
3. Canonsburg laid out by militia officer and state assembly member, Colonel John Canon, located in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
4. Easton incorporated as city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
5. Fort Franklin built in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
6. Huntingdon County established in Pennsylvania, seat Huntingdon.
7. Mahoning township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
8. Mount Bethel Township, divided into Lower Mount Bethel Township and Upper Mount Bethel Township, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Apple Valley Village Recreation Complex, Bear Swamp Archery Complex, Echo Lake, Lake Poco, Minsi Lake Park.
9. Franklin and Marshall College founded in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
10. Washington and Jefferson College founded in Washington, Pennsylvania.
11. May-September, the Constitutional Convention met in the Pennsylvania Statehouse in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
12. December 10, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Philanthropist and founder of the first U.S. school for the deaf.

1. Bethel Park in Washington County, became part of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
2. Columbia, laid out on the Susquehanna River by Samuel Wright, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates : 40°02'N-76°30'W.
3. Little Pine Valley in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, first American settlers in this place were the brothers John and James English.
4. Mifflin township erected in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
5. Plum settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
6. Plumcreek township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
7. Versailles township incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
8. September 24, Allegheny County in Pennsylvania created, named for the Allegheny River, county seat Pittsburgh.
9. October 14, David Redlick appointed acting president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1788-November 5, 1788).
10. November 5, Thomas Mifflin appointed president of the Supreme Executive Council (governor) of Pennsylvania (1788-December 21, 1790).

1. Delaware County established in Pennsylvania, seat Media.
2. Mifflin County established in Pennsylvania, seat Lewiston.
3. Millvale settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
4. South Buffalo township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
5. April 11, Samuel Powel appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1789-April 12, 1790).
6. September 23, Easton, incorporated as borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Pennsylvania population 434,373 residents.
2. Pennsylvania, Cumberland County population, 18,243 residents.
3. Pennsylvania, Dauphin County population, 18,177 residents.
4. Pennsylvania, Delaware County population, 9,483 residents.
5. Pennsylvania, Fayette County population, 13,325 residents.
6. Pennsylvania, Franklin County population, 15,655 residents.
7. Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County population, 7,565 residents.
8. Pennsylvania, Lancaster County population, 36,147 residents.
9. Pennsylvania, Luzerne County population, 4,204 residents.
10. Pennsylvania, Montgomery County population, 22,929 residents.
11. Pennsylvania, Northampton County population, 24,250 residents.
12. Pennsylvania, Northumberland County population, 17,161 residents.
13. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County population, 54,391 residents.
14. Pennsylvania, Washington County population, 23,866 residents.
15. Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County population, 16,018 residents.
16. Pennsylvania, York County population, 37,747 residents.
17. A new Pennsylvania state constitution replaced the unicameral legislature with a bicameral one.
18. Pine township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
19. West Franklin township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
20. April 12, John Barclay appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1790-April 13, 1791).
21. April 17, Benjamin Franklin, died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Diplomat.
22. December 6, Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, re-appointed capital of the United States (1790-November 17, 1800).
23. December 21, Thomas Mifflin elected governor of Pennsylvania (1790-December 17, 1799).

1. James Buchanan, born in Cove Gap near Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Fifteenth U.S. president (1857-1861).
2. April 13, Matthew Clarkson appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1791-October 18, 1796).

1. A blast furnace erected by George Anshutz in Allegheny County was the start of the Pennsylvania steel industry.

2. Coal discovered by the Patterson brothers in Peter's Camp (now Blossburg) in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
3. Bethel settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
4. New Oxford laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
5. July 10, George Mifflin Dallas, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. United States vice-president (1845-1849).

1. Connelsville, laid out by Zachariah Connell, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
2. March 20, first Easton Post Office built in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. August 19, James Hall, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Author, editor, judge and lawyer.

1. Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, served as Washington's headquarters during the Whiskey Rebellion.

2. Crescent settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
3. Fawn settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
4. Harmar settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
5. Pittsburgh borough incorporated, county seat of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania and named for the British statesman William Pitt.
6. The Whiskey Rebellion, against tax on distilled liquor, started at the Black Horse Tavern in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

1. Bellefonte established in Pennsylvania. Seat of Centre County.
2. A U.S. Fort Presque Isle built near Erie in Erie County, Philadelphia.
3. Erie laid out in Erie County, Philadelphia
4. Franklin town, laid out in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 41°24'N-79°50'W. Attractions & Recreation : Farmers Market, Pioneer Cemetery, Venango County Museum
5. Lycoming County established in Pennsylvania, seat Williamsport.
6. McKeesporttown laid out in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
7. Ross settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 
8. Somerset County established in Pennsylvania, seat Somerset.

1. First settlers arrived in the Brookville area near Port Barnett in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

2. Freeport laid out in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
3. Greene County established in Pennsylvania, seat Waynesburg.
4. Kilbuck settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
5. Perry township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
6. Pine incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
7. July 26, George Catlin, born in Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania. Author, artist specialized in painting Native American scenes, publications e.g. 'Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians'.
8. October 18, Hilary Baker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1796-October 16, 1798).
9. December 15, general 'Mad Anthony' Wayne died and buried near Erie in Erie County, Philadelphia.

1. Hovey settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
2. Parker city settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
3. December 27, Charles Hodge born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Calvinist, biblical scholar and leader of the 'Princeton School'.

1. Upsala House, built in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
2. Wayne County established in Pennsylvania, seat Honesdale.
3. April, New Castle town laid out by John Carlisle Stewart, at the confluence of the Shenango River and the Neshannock Creek in western Pennsylvania, in what was then part of Allegheny County. Today a city known as the 'firework capital' of the U.S. (Credit : Ralph Esposito, New Castle, PA)
4. August 8, Hanover Township incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : The Al Karaska Memorial Park, Boyle Pond, Coal Street Park, Crystal Lake, FM Kirby Park, Hollenback Park, Kingston Community Park, Moon Lake County Park.
5. October 16, Robert Wharton appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1798-October 21, 1800).

1. Scottish born, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, appointed judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
2. The first Pennsylvania State Flag bearing the State Coat of Arms, authorized by the General Assembly.
3. Fries Rebellion broke out in Pennsylvania, protesting a levy of taxes for the Provisonal Army of the Federal defense program.
4. Greensburg, incorporated as borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
5. Richard Allen ordained minister of the Bethel African Methodist Church in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
6. March 8, Simon Cameron, born in Maytown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Senator.
7. December 17, Thomas McKean elected governor of Pennsylvania (1799-December 20, 1808).

1. Pennsylvania population 602,365 residents.
2. Beaver County established in Pennsylvania, seat Beaver.
3. Berwick incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
4. Butler County established in Pennsylvania, seat Butler.
5. Butler, founded on Connoquenessing Creek by the brothers(3) Cunningham, located in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°52'N-79°54'W. Attractions & Recreation : Moraine State Park, The Old Stone House
6. Centre County established in Pennsylvania, seat Bellefonte.
7. Coatesville, established on the Brandywine Creek in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 39°59'N-75°49'W.
8. Crawford County established in Pennsylvania, seat Meadville.
9. Erie County established in Pennsylvania, seat Erie.
10. Franklin Park laid out in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
11. Mercer County established in Pennsylvania, seat Mercer.
12. Neville settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
13. First tavern opened in Richmond, present Washington Township area, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
14. Venango County established in Pennsylvania, seat Franklin.
15. Warren County established in Pennsylvania, seat Warren.
16. York Springs laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
17. January 22, Adams County in Pennsylvania created, named for President John Adams, county seat Gettysburg.
18. March 12, Armstrong County in Pennsylvania created, named for General John Armstrong, county seat Kittanning.
19. August 25, Liberty incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
20. October 21, John Inskeep appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1800-October 16, 1801).

1. Fairfield laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
2. Ohio settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
3. May 25, Conewago incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
4. October 16, Matthew Lawler appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1801-October 15, 1805).

1. Aaron Bloss, considered first settler of Blossburg (previously Perter's Camp) in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
2. Bellevue, settled by French pioneer Andrew Jacque on the Ohio River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°30'N-80°03'W.
3. Bloomsburg, laid out on the Susquehanna River and Fishing Creek, seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 41°00'N-76°274W. Attractions & Recreation : Carroll Park, Magee Transportation Museum, Western Railroad Museum
4. Canonsburg incorporated in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
5. March 20, Lenape native American Hannah died, as to be said the last of her tribe, in a poor house in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

1. Butler, laid out and appointed seat of Butler County in Pennsylvania.
2. Chambersburg incorporated in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
3. Erie on Lake Erie, appointed seat of Erie County in Pennsylvania. Coordinates 42°08'N-80°04'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Le Boeuf, Lawrence Park, Perry Memorial House, Presque Isle State Park, Wayne Memorial
4. Indiana County established in Pennsylvania, seat Indiana.
5. Kittanning settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
6. September 13, John Barry, died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Naval officer during the U.S. War of Independence.

1. Cambria County established in Pennsylvania, seat Ebensburg.
2. Clearfield County established in Pennsylvania, seat Clearfield.
3. Jefferson County established in Pennsylvania, seat Brookville.
4. McKean County established in Pennsylvania, seat Smethport.
5. Potter County established in Pennsylvania, seat Coudersport.
6. Tioga County established in Pennsylvania, seat Wellsboro.

1. Erie incorporated as borough in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
2. Indiana laid out, seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Station on the Underground Railroad, escape for slaves.
3. October 15, John Inskeep appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1805-October 21, 1806).
4. December 26, Indiana incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

1. Boggs settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
2. Connellsville, incorporated as borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
3. Richland settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
4. Upper St. Clair incorporated in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
5. March 9, Edwin Forrest, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Actor.
6. March 10, Gettysburg incorporated in Pennsylvania, named for James Gettys a local landowner. Seat of Adams County.
7. September, Sugarcreek township incorporated in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
8. October 21, Robert Wharton appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1806-October 18, 1808).

1. Cowanshannock settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
2. Jacobs Nicholas House, built by Delaware River Boat Captain Jacobs Nicholas in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. Lower Nazareth Township created in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Georgetown Road Park, Hahns Meadow Park, Louise Moore County Park, Lower Nazareth Township Park, Surrey Glen Park,
4. Valley township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
5. April 11, Kittanning township incorporated in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
6. April 22, Upper Nazareth Township incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
7. August 18, Latimore incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
8. November 4, Minerva newspaper published in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, believed to be the county's first newpaper.

1. Sewickley laid out in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
2. October 18, John Barker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Phladelphia County, Pennsylvania (1808-October 16, 1810).
3. November 1, English born Lewis Hallam 'the Younger' died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Actor and theatrical manager.
4. December 20, Simon Snyder elected governor of Pennsylvania (1808-December 16, 1817).

1. Christian Associations of Washington, a Protestant reform group, organized in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
2. Dickson Tavern (later Perry Memoriam House) built, a station on the Underground Railway for runaway slaves, near Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
3. The brothers James and John English, built two sawmills along the Little Pine Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
4. Franklin Township in Pennsylvania, formed from a part of Monaghan County.
5. January 15, Cornelia Connelly, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Abbess, founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus.
6. November, Ross incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
7. November 13, John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren, born in Philadephia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Navy officer, inventor of the smooth-bore cannon.

1. Pennsylvania population 810,091 residents.
2. Bradford County established in Pennsylvania, seat Towanda.
3. The Brandywine Iron Works and Nail Factory, established in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
4. Goundie House Museum, first brick residence in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Built for master brewer Sebastian Goundie.
5. Susquehanna County established in Pennsylvania, seat Montrose.
6. February 22, Charles Brockden Brown, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia born writer.
7. August, Arendtsville laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
8. August 20, Hamilton incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
9. October 16, Robert Wharton appointed third-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1810-October 15, 1811).

1. Allentown in Lehigh County, incorporated as the borough of Northampton in Pennsylvania.

2. Bendersville settled in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
3. Library Hall, built in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
4. Schuylkill County established in Pennsylvania, seat Pottsville.
5. Worthington laid out in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
6. July 4, the Easton Library Company organized in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
7. October 15, Michael Keppele appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1811-October 20, 1812).

1. Bridge constructed across the Lehigh in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
2. Hanover Township acquired its present boundaries, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. Harrisburg elected capital of Pennsylvania, seat of Dauphin County.
4. Lehigh County established in Pennsylvania, seat Allentown.
5. Upper Saucon Township in Northampton County, became part of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
6. October 20, John Barker appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1812-October 19, 1813).

1. Columbia County established in Pennsylvania, seat Bloomsburg.
2. Union County established in Pennsylvania, seat Lewisburg.
3. August 13, Bushkill Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
4. September 10, Commodore Oliver H. Perry defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie, Pennsylvania
5. October 19, John Geyer appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1813-October 18, 1814).

1. Columbia, incorporated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
2. The Ephrata Community reorganized as the Seventh Day German Baptists, in Lancaster County, Philadelphia.
3. Pike County established in Pennsylvania, seat Milford.
4. March 20, George Washington Harris, born in Allegheny City, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Humorist, satire writer and steamboat captain. Died on December 11, 1869 under mysterious conditions near Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
5. October 18, Robert Wharton appointed fourth-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1814-October 19, 1819).

1. Edwin P. Christy, born in Pennsylvania. Founder of the Christy Minstrels.
2. Hanover, incorporated as borough in York County, Pennsylvania. Named for Hanover in Germany.
3. Lebanon County established in Pennsylvania, seat Lebanon.
4. September 8, Alexander Ramsey, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Second governor of Minnesota (1860-1863).

1. Apollo laid out in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
2. Bath Borough, laid out in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. Brighton township, established in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
4. Butler, incorporated as borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
5. Bishop Francis Ashbury consecrated Richard Allen as bishop of the newly organized African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
6. English Mills village established in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Named after the first American settlers in the area, the brothers James and John English.
7. Indiana borough, incorporated in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
8. January 17, Stephen Miller, born in Carroll, Pennsylvania. Fourth governor of Minnesota (1864-1866).
9. March 18, Pittsburgh city incorporated, Allegheny County seat in Pennsylvania.
10. June 25, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Scottish born, lawyer and author, works e.g. 'Modern Chivalry'.
11. July 9, Ebenezer Denny appointed mayor of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1816-1817).

1. Biglerville laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania. 
2. John Darragh appointed mayor of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1817-1825).
3. January 29, Wiliam Ferrel, born in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. Meteorologist and researcher.
4. March 26, Herman Haupt, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Westpoint Military Academy graduate, Brigadier General, professor at Gettysburg College, railroad construction civil engineer and inventor. Chief engineer of the Massachusetts Hoosac Tunnel project. Died on December 14, 1905 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, buried at the West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
5. December 16, William Findlay elected governor of Pennsylvania (1817-December 19, 1820).

1. Berwick, incorporated in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
2. Anthracite coal deposits discovered near Hazleton in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

1. October 19, James Nelson Barker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1819-October 17, 1820).

1. Pennsylvania population 1,049,458 residents.
2. Mining companies formed to exploit coal in Pennsylvania.
3. Perry County established in Pennsylvania, seat New Bloomfield.
4. Springdale settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
5. October 17, Robert Wharton appointed fifth-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1820-October 19, 1824).
6. December 19, Joseph Hiester elected governor of Pennsylvania (1820-December 16, 1825).

1. March 19, Wayne township incorporated in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
2. April 2, Kittanning incorporated in Pennsylvania, Seat of Armstrong County. Name derived from a Delaware Indian village.
3. November 1, Wilkins incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

1. Carbondale, founded by coal prospectors on the Lackawanna River, in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 41°35'N-75°30'W. Attractions & Recreation : Elk Mountain Ski Center
2. Elderton laid out in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
3. Stagecoach stop 'Old Stone House', built in Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
4. January, Findlay incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

1. Ingram laid out in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
2. Franklin, incorporated as borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
3. February 3, Spencer Fullerton Baird, born in Reading, Pennsylvania. Naturalist and zoologist (publications : North American Reptiles, etc.).
4. February 27, William Buel Franklin, born in York, Pennsylvania. Union general during the U.S. Civil War.

1. Madison township settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
2. February 14, Winfield Scott Hancock, born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Civil War, Union general.
3. October 19, Joseph Watson appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1824-October 21, 1828).

1. New Castle town in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania became a borough.
2. Schuylkill Canal completed in Pennsylvania.
3. John Maugridge Snowden, appointed mayor of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1825-1828).
4. December 16, John A. Shulze elected governor of Pennsylvania (1825-December 15, 1829).

1. An iron ore smelting works, erected by Judge John H. Knapp in Blossburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
2. Leechburg settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
3. Sharpsburg settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
4. February 26, Richard Dale, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. Navy officer.
5. March 26, Lafayette College established in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
6. July 4, Stephen Collins Foster, born in Lawrenceville, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Composer.
7. September 13, Anthony Joseph Drexel, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Founder of the Drexel Institute, banker and philanthropist

1. Leetsdale settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
2. The Lehigh Canal was built by the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company in the Northhampton County area, Pennsylvania.
3. Littleton (now Bradford), established in McKean County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 41°58'N-78°39'W. Attractions & Recreation : Allegheny National Forest and State Park

1. Magnus M. Murray, appointed mayor of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1828-1830).
2. Easton, reincorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. October 21, George M. Dallas appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1828-April 15, 1829).

1. The First Homeopathic School of Medicine established in Bath, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. The Eastern State Penitentiary on Cherry Hill in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, applied the 'Pennsylvania System' to keep prisoners in solitary confinement.
3. The Lehigh Canal completed, operational and arrived in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
4. St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church founded in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
5. Honesdale incorporated, seat of Wayne County in Pennsylvania. Coordinates 41°34'N-75°16'W
6. The 'Stourbridge Lion' the first locomotive to run on rails was tested in Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.(Source : Encyclopaedia Britannica)
7. February 20, Joseph 'Joe' Jefferson born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Actor, famous as 'Rip Van Winkle'. Died on April 23, 1905 in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.
8. April 15, Benjamin Wood Richards appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
9. October 20, William Milnor appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1829-October 19, 1830).
10. November, Tarentum laid out in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
11. December 15, George Wolf elected governor of Pennsylvania (1829-December 15, 1835).

1. Pennsylvania population 1,348,233 residents.
2. Brookville town established and appointed seat of Jefferson County in Pennsylvania.
3. Conshohocken (known as Matson's Ford) laid out on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°05'N-75°18'W.
4. Cement production began in Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
5. Freemansburg Borough, laid out in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
6. Matthew B. Lowrie, appointed mayor of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1830-1831).
7. Walnutport Borough, settled in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
8. January 31, James Gillespie Blaine, born in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania. Republican diplomat and politician.
9. October 19, Benjamin Wood Richards appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1830-October 16, 1832).

1. Carbondale, incorporated in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
2. Juniata County established in Pennsylvania, seat Mifflintown.
3. Magnus M. Murray, appointed second-term mayor of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1831-1832).
4. March 26, Richard Allen died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Founder and first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
5. June, the world's first underground anthracite coal mine, opened in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
6. November 3, Ignatius Donnelly, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Novelist, orator, social reformer.
7. December 26, Stephen Girard, French born U.S. financier and philanthropist, died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

1. Gettysburg College founded in Gettysburg, Adams County, at first named Pennsylvania College.
2. St. John's Lutheran Church built in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. Samuel Pettigrew, appointed mayor of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1832-1836).
4. March 5, Isaac Israel Hayes, born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Physician, arctic explorer. Participated on several arctic explorations as volunteer surgeon and as commander. After his expeditions he was busy as a lecturer, newspaper reporter and free lance writer. Dr. Hayes received gold medals from the Société de Géographie (Paris) and the Royal Geographical Society (London) for his Arctic achievements. Died on December 17, 1881 in New York City, New York. Works e.g. 'An Arctic boat journey, in the autumn of 1854'.
5. November 29, Louisa May Alcott born in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Abolitionist and author of children books and novels, e.g. 'Little Women' and 'Moods'.
6. October 16, John Swift appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1832-October 16, 1838).

1. West Elizabeth laid out in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
2. April 8, Freeport incorporated in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
3. November 14, William Trost Richards born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Painter of forest scenes and marine subjects.

1. Allegheny Portage Railroad started. The first railroad constructed over the Allegheny Mountains in Pennsylvania.
2. Dickinson School of Law opened in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
3. Francis Richard Stockton, humorist and story writer, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania..
4. April 5, Elizabeth incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

1. April 29, Abbottstown incorporated in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
2. October, Reserve incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
3. December 15, Joseph Ritner elected governor of Pennsylvania (1835-January 15, 1839).

1. Fast Deer incorporated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
2. First railroad train arrived in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
3. Hazleton, laid out by the Hazleton Coal Company on the Bucks Mountain Plateau in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°58'N-75°59'W.
4. Monroe County established in Pennsylvania, seat Stroudsburg.
5. Rural Valley laid out in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
6. West Deer incorporeated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
7. Jonas R. McClintock, appointed mayor of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1836-1839).
8. February 11, Washington Gladden, born in Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania. Author, congregational minister and journalist.
9. May 1, Richard Irvine Manning, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. South Carolina governor (1824-1826).
10. June 15, George Laird Shoup, born in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. First governor of Idaho (1890).
11. June 20, Pine township incorporated in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

1. The Cumberland Valley Railroad linked Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with Chambersburg.
2. September 22, Madison township incorporated in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

   50 YEARS AFTER PENNSYLVANIA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

1. Franklin laid out in Adams County, PA.

1. Freedom laid out in Adams County, PA.

1. Straban laid out in Adams County, PA.

1. Straban Township, erected in Adams County(area formerly Lancaster County), PA. Named for Strabane, a town in North Ireland

2. May 8, East Berlin laid out in Adams County, PA.

1. Berwick laid out in Adams County, PA.
2. Cumberland Township (part of Butler and Franklin townships) established in Adams County, PA. Attractions & Recreation : Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg National Military Park,
3. Menallen laid out and incorporated in Adams County, PA.
4. Mount Joy laid out in Adams County, PA.
5. Oxford laid out in Adams County, PA.
6. Tyrone laid out and incorporated in Adams County, PA.
7. December 5, Thomas Hossak designated as Tax Collector for Cumberland Township, Adams County, PA.

1. Abbottstown laid out in Adams County, PA.

1. Littlestown laid out by Peter Kleyn in, Pennsylvania, today oldest town in Adams County.
2. McSherrystown laid out in Adams County, PA.

1. Gettysburg laid out in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

1. October, Franklin Township founded in Adams County, taken from Cumberland Township, PA. Named after Benjamin Franklin.

1. New Oxford laid out in Adams County, PA.

1. Berwick incorporated in Adams County, PA.
2. York Springs laid out in Adams County, PA.
3. January 22, Adams County in PA created, named for President John Adams, county seat Gettysburg.
4. August 25, Liberty incorporated in Adams County, PA.

1. Fairfield laid out in Adams County, PA.
2. May 25, Conewago incorporated in Adams County, PA.

1. March 10, Gettysburg incorporated in PA, named for James Gettys a local landowner. Seat of Adams County.

1. August 18, Latimore incorporated in Adams County, PA.

1. August, Arendtsville laid out in Adams County, PA.
2. August 20, Hamilton incorporated in Adams County, PA.

1. Bendersville settled in Adams County, PA.

1. Biglerville laid out in Adams County, PA. 

1. Gettysburg College founded in Gettysburg, Adams County, at first named Pennsylvania College.

1. April 29, Abbottstown incorporated in Adams County, PA.

1. December, American Revolutionary troops quartered in Bristol, Bucks County, PA.

1. April 4, Edward Hicks born in Attleboro (present Langhorne) in Bucks County, PA. Quaker minister and primitive painter of farms and landscapes. Died on August 23, 1849 in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

1. The Brandywine Iron Works and Nail Factory, established in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

1. March 5, Isaac Israel Hayes, born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Physician, explorer.

1. Cumberland County established in PA, seat Carlisle. Municipalities : Camp Hill Borough, Carlisle Borough, Cooke, Dickinson Township, East Pennsboro, Hampden, Hopewell, Lemoyne, Lower Allen, Lower Frankford, Lower Mifflin, Mechanicsburg, Middlesex, Monroe, Mount Holly Springs, New Cumberland, Newburg, New ville, North Middleton, North Newton, Penn, Shippenburg, Shiremanstown, Silver Spring, Southampton, South Middleton, South Newton, Upper Allen, Upper Frankford, Upper Mifflin, West Pennsboro, Wormleysburg.

1. Carlisle borough, laid out and appointed seat of Cumberland County, PA. Named after Carlisle in England. Coordinates 40°12'N-77°12'W.

1. Benjamin Franklin negotiated a treaty with the Native Americans, ending continuous conflicts in Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA.

1. Provincial fort built, during the French and Indian War, in Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA.

1. November 25, John Armstrong, born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA. Officer in the Continental Army, politician and diplomat.

1. July 22, James Geddes, born near Carlisle in Cumberland County, PA. Civil engineer (Erie Canal contribution), lawyer and politician.

1. Dickinson College founded in Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA, by Thomas Penn.

1. April 17, Dickinson founded in Cumberland County, PA.

1. Carlisle in Cumberland County, PA, served as Washington's headquarters during the Whiskey Rebellion.

1. June 25, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA. Scottish born, lawyer and author, works e.g. 'Modern Chivalry'.

1. Dickinson School of Law opened in Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA.

1. The Cumberland Valley Railroad linked Carlisle in Cumberland County, PA, with Chambersburg.

1. Dauphin County established in Pennsylvania, seat Harrisburg.

1. Harrisburg elected capital of Pennsylvania, seat of Dauphin County. Attractions & Recreation : William Penn Memorial Museum.

1. Indiana County established in Pennsylvania, seat Indiana.

1. Indiana laid out, seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Station on the Underground Railroad, escape for slaves. Attractions & Recreation : Ewings Mill.

1. Indiana borough, incorporated in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

1. Luzerne County established in Pennsylvania, seat Wilkes-Barre.

1. Anthracite coal deposits discovered near Hazleton in Luzerne County, PA.

1. Hazleton, laid out by the Hazleton Coal Company on the Bucks Mountain Plateau in Luzerne County, PA. Coordinates 40°58'N-75°59'W.

1. Montgomery County established in PA, seat Norristown.

1. February 14, Winfield Scott Hancock, born in Montgomery County, PA. U.S. Civil War, Union general.

1. The 'Walking Purchase' alienating local Native Americans of the Iroquois and
   Lenni Lenappe tribes with white settlers, occurred in Allen Township and Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. First white settler arrived in the Bath Borough area, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Cliff Cowling Field, Keystone Park, Penn-Dixie Pond, Carl L. Rehlig Park.

1. The first mill in the Northampton County area, constructed Saucon Creek, Pennsylvania.

1. Permanent settlers arrived in the Forks Township area, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Moravians settled at Nazareth in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. Palmer Township settled in Northamton County, Pennsylvania.
4. First settlers, mainly Dutch, arrived in the Plainfield Township area, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
5. May, English evangelist George Whitefield assisted by Moravians, started the construction of Whitefieldl House, a free school for black children in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Bethlehem, city founded by Moravian missionaries in Lehigh and Northampton counties along the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°43'N-75°25'W. Attractions & Recreation : Lost River Caverns.
2. Gemeinhaus, erected in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Bethlehem's oldest building , today a museum and National Historic Landmark.
3. Nazareth Borough land purchased by Moravian settlers from English evangelist George Whitefield, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
4. Northampton Borough, settled in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Northampton Municipal Park, Saylor Park, Vitor Talotta Memorial Park

1. Moravian College established in Bethlehem, Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania.

1. Lower Saucon Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Bethlehem Township established in Lehigh Valley, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Hanover Township became part of Allen Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Petition signed by Irish and Scotch immigrants to create Allen Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Burnside Plantation, the first single-family house built by missionary James Burnside and his wife, in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. Mount Bethel Towship, founded in Northhampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Land warrant deeded acreage to the largely Plainfield Church Congregation in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Williams Township, incorporated and established near the New Jersey border, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Fry's Run County Park, Williams Township Park.
3. May 9, Easton town laid out in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Easton laid out by William Parsons and appointed seat of Northampton County in Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°42'N-75°12'W.
2. Lehigh Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Indian Trail Park
3. Saucon Towship in Bucks County, became part of Northampton County in Pennsylvania.
4. March 11, Northampton County established in Pennsylvania, seat Easton. Municipalities : Allen Township, Bangor Borough, Bath Borough, Bethlehem City, Bethlehem Township, Bushkill Township, Chapman Borough, East Allen Township, East Bangor Borough, Easton City, Forks Township, Freemansburg Borough, Glendon Borough, Hanover Township, Hellertown Borough, Lehigh Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Lower Nazereth Township, Lower Saucon Township, Moore Township, Nazareth Borough, Northampton Borough, North Catasauqua Borough, Palmer Township, Pen Argyl Borough, Plainfield Township, Portland Borough, Roseto Borough, Stockertown Borough, Tatamy Borough, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Upper Nazareth Township, Walnutport Borough, Washington Township, West Easton Borough, Williams Township, Wilson Borough, Wind Gap Borough.

1. Saucon Township, divided in Lower and Upper Saucon Township, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Forks Township founded in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Harmony Township Park, Merrill Creek Reservoir Park

1. Nazareth Hall Square was begun in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. June 27, one of the first pumped waterworks in the U.S. started operations in Bethlehem, Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania.

1. Restoration of the Easton home in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Home of George Taylor, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
2. Troxell-Steckel House and Farm Museum, built in Egypt, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Nazareth Hall, a community boy's school operational in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Hanover Township, settled in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Tannery built by Moravian settlers in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Waterworks built by Moravian settlers in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Oldest pumped waterworks in the U.S.
2. December 24, Plainfield Township incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Bangor Memorial Park, Wind Gap Park.

1. Bushkill Township founded in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. First inhabitant of the area the Delaware Tribe Native Americans, followed by mainly German settlers. Attractions & Recreation : Jacobsburg State Park

1. Courthouse completed at Centre Square in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Moore Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Communal life ended and private entreprise activities started in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
   

1. Stockertown Borough, laid out in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. The First United Church of Christ, built in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Bushkill Township settled in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. July 8, Easton, the site for one of only three readings by Robert Levers of the Declaration of Independence, an historic event celebrated each year on Heritage Day, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. The Indian Treaty Conference held at the First United Church of Christ, in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. First mill built at Ackermanville present Washington Township area, by Henry Miller, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Washington Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Gunshop opened on Main Street in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Easton incorporated as city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Mount Bethel Township, divided into Lower Mount Bethel Township and Upper Mount Bethel Township, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Apple Valley Village Recreation Complex, Bear Swamp Archery Complex, Echo Lake, Lake Poco, Minsi Lake Park.

1. September 23, Easton, incorporated as borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. March 20, first Easton Post Office built in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. August 8, Hanover Towship incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : The Al Karaska Memorial Park, Boyle Pond, Coal Street Park, Crystal Lake, FM Kirby Park, Hollenback Park, Kingston Community Park, Moon Lake County Park.

1. First tavern opened in Richmond, present Washington Township area, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Lower Nazareth Township created in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Attractions & Recreation : Georgetown Road Park, Hahns Meadow Park, Louise Moore County Park, Lower Nazareth Township Park, Surrey Glen Park.

2. April 22, Upper Nazareth Township incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Allentown in Lehigh County, incorporated as the borough of Northampton in Pennsylvania.
2. Library Hall, built in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. July 4, the Easton Library Company organized in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.

1. Hanover Township acquired its present boundaries, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. August 13, Bushkill Township, incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Bath Borough, laid out in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. March 26, Lafayette College established in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. The Lehigh Canal was built by the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company in the Northhampton County area, Pennsylvania.

1. Easton, reincorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. The First Homeopathic School of Medicine established in Bath, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. The Lehigh Canal completed, operational and arrived in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church founded in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. Cement production began in Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Freemansburg Borough, laid out in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
3. Walnutport Borough, settled in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. St. John's Lutheran Church built in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

1. October 4, Thomas Griffitts appointed third-term mayor of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

1. One of the largest printing presses, established by Christopher Sower and his son, in Germantown, Philadelphia County, PA.
2. October 3, Anthony Morris appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1738-October 2, 1739).

1. October 2, Edward Roberts appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1739-October 7, 1740).

1. University of Pennsylvania founded as a charity school in Philadelphia, PA.
2. October 7, Samuel Hasell appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1740-October 6, 1741).

1. October 6, Clement Plumsted appointed third-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1741-October 5, 1742).

1. October 5, William Till appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1742-October 4, 1743).

1. October 4, Benjamin Shoemaker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1743-October 2, 1744).

1. Grumblethorpe House, built in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA.
2. October 2, Edward Shippen appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1744-October 1, 1745).

1. October 1, James Hamilton appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1745-October 7, 1746).

1. October 7, William Attwood appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1746-October 4, 1748).

1. June 6, Anthony Palmer appointed lieutenant governor of PA (1747-November 23, 1748).

1. October 4, Charles Willing appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1748-October 3, 1749).

1. October 3, Thomas Lawrence appointed third-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1749-October 2, 1750).

1. October 2, William Plumsted appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA.

1. October 1, Robert Strettell appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1751-October 3, 1752).

1. October 3, Benjamin Shoemaker appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1752-October 2, 1753).

1. The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, founded in 1740 as a charity school, became academy through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin.
2. October 2, Thomas Lawrence appointed fourth-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1753-April 25, 1754).

1. April 25, Charles Willing appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1754-December 4, 1754).
2. December 4, William Plumsted appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1754-Ocotber 5, 1756).

1. The University of Pennsylvania founded in 1740 as charity school, chartered as College and Academy of Philadelphia, PA.

1. October 5, Attwood Shute appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1756-October 15, 1758).

1. October 15, Thomas Lawrence appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1758-October 2, 1759).

1. October 2, John Stamper appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1759-October 7, 1760).

1. February 14, Richard Allen born in Philadelphia, PA. Founder and first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
2. October 7, Benjamin Shoemaker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1760-October 6, 1761).

1. October 6, Jacob Duche appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadephia County, PA (1761-October 5, 1762).

1. October 5, Henry Harrison appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1762-October 4, 1763).

1. Cliveden House, planned by Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, built in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA.
2. October 4, Thomas Willing appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1763-October 2, 1764).

1. October 2, Thomas Lawrence appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1764-October 1, 1765).

1. Foundation of the first medical school in the United States, the College and Academy of Philadelphia in PA became a university.
2. October 1, John Lawrence appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1765-October 6, 1767).

1. October 6, Isaac Jones appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1767-October 3, 1769).

1. October 3, Samuel Shoemaker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1769-October 1, 1771).

1. January 17, Charles Brockden Brown, born in Philadelphia, PA. Writer ' Wieland' , 'Ormond', etc.
2. October 1, John Gibson appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1771-October 5, 1773).

1. Morris House, built in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA. Occasionally occupied as summer residence of President George Washington.

1. October 5, William Fisher appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1773-October 4, 1774).

1. September 5, the first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, PA.
2. October 4, Samuel Rhoads appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1774-October 5, 1775).

1. The second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, PA.
2. October 5, Samuel Powel appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1775-1776).

1. British forces occupied Philadelphia in PA.

1. March 4, Philadelphia in PA, became capital of the United States (1777-September 18, 1777).
2. September 9, General Sir William Howe arrived in Kennett Square in PA, with his troops, 13,000 British and 5,000 Hession soldiers, on his way to seize Philadelphia (Battle of Brandywine).
3. September 11, the Battle of Brandywine, British defeated the Americans during the U.S. War of Independence, near Philadelphia, PA.
4. October 4, the Battle of Germantown fought between Washington's Continental Army and the British forces under General Sir William Howe, who occupied Philadelphia, in PA.

1. The College and Academy of Philadelphia in PA, was called the University of Pennsylvania.

1. August 31, George Croghan, died in Passyunk (Philadelphia area), PA. British(Dublin) born trader, who negotiated 'friendship' treaties between Native American tribes and British government.

1. March 5, Joseph Reed, died in Philadelphia, PA. Governor of Pennsylvania (1778-1781).

1. January 8, Nicholas Biddle, born in Philadelphia, PA. Bank president and financier.

1. African Methodist Episcopal Church, developed by African Americans in Philadelphia, PA, withdrawing from St. George Methodist Episcopal Church because of discrimination.
2. May-September, the Constitutional Convention met in the Pennsylvania Statehouse in Philadelphia.
3. December 10, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, born in Philadelphia, PA. Philanthropist and founder of the first U.S. school for the deaf.

1. April 11, Samuel Powel appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1789-April 12, 1790).

1. April 12, John Barclay appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1790-April 13, 1791).
2. April 17, Benjamin Franklin, died in Philadelphia, PA. Diplomat.
3. December 6, Philadelphia in PA, re-appointed capital of the United States (1790-November 17, 1800).

1. April 13, Matthew Clarkson appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1791-October 18, 1796).

1. July 10, George Mifflin Dallas, born in Philadelphia, PA. United States vice-president (1845-1849).

1. August 19, James Hall, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Author, editor, judge and lawyer.

1. October 18, Hilary Baker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1796-October 16, 1798).

1. December 27, Charles Hodge born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Calvinist, biblical scholar and leader of the 'Princeton School'.

1. Upsala House, built in Germantown, Philadelphia County, PA.
2. October 16, Robert Wharton appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1798-October 21, 1800)

1. Richard Allen ordained minister of the Bethel African Methodist Church in Philadelphia, PA.

1. October 21, John Inskeep appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1800-October 16, 1801).

1. October 16, Matthew Lawler appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1801-October 15, 1805).

1. September 13, John Barry, died in Philadelphia, PA. Naval officer during the U.S. War of Independence.

1. October 15, John Inskeep appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1805-October 21, 1806).

1. March 9, Edwin Forrest, born in Philadelphia, PA. Actor.
2. October 21, Robert Wharton appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1806-October 18, 1808).

1. October 18, John Barker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Phladelphia County, Pennsylvania (1808-October 16, 1810).
2. November 1, English born Lewis Hallam 'the Younger' died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Actor and theatrical manager.

1. January 15, Cornelia Connelly, born in Philadelphia, PA. Abesss, founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus.
2. November 13, John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren, born in Philadephia, PA. Navy officer, inventor of the smooth-bore cannon.

1. February 22, Charles Brockden Brown, died in Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia born writer.
2. October 16, Robert Wharton appointed third-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1810-October 15, 1811).

1. October 15, Michael Keppele appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1811-October 20, 1812).

1. October 20, John Barker appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1812-October 19, 1813).

1. October 19, John Geyer appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1813-October 18, 1814).

1. October 18, Robert Wharton appointed fourth-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1814-October 19, 1819).

1. Bishop Francis Ashbury consecrated Richard Allen as bishop of the newly organized African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, PA.

1. March 26, Herman Haupt, born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.. Westpoint Military Academy graduate, Brigadier General, professor at Gettysburg College, railroad construction civil engineer and inventor. Chief engineer of the Massachusetts Hoosac Tunnel project. Died on December 14, 1905 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, buried at the West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

1. October 19, James Nelson Barker appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1819-October 17, 1820).

1. October 17, Robert Wharton appointed fifth-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1820-October 19, 1824).

1. October 19, Joseph Watson appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1824-October 21, 1828).

1. February 26, Richard Dale, died in Philadelphia, PA. U.S. Navy officer.
2. September 13, Anthony Joseph Drexel, born in Philadelphia, PA. Founder of the Drexel Institute, banker and philanthropist.

1. October 21, George M. Dallas appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1828-April 15, 1829).

1. The Eastern State Penitentiary on Cherry Hill in Philadelphia, PA, applied the 'Pennsylvania System' to keep prisoners in solitary confinement.
2. February 20, Joseph 'Joe' Jefferson born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Actor, famous as 'Rip Van Winkle'. Died on April 23, 1905 in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.
3. April 15, Benjamin Wood Richards appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA.
4. October 20, William Milnor appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1829-October 19, 1830).

1. October 19, Benjamin Wood Richards appointed second-term mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, PA (1830-October 16, 1832).

1. November 3, Ignatius Donnelly, born in Philadelphia, PA. Novelist, orator, social reformer.

1. November 29, Louisa May Alcott born in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Abolitionist and author of children books and novels, e.g. 'Little Women' and 'Moods'.
2. October 16, John Swift appointed mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1832-October 16, 1838).

1. Francis Richard Stockton, humorist and story writer, born in Philadelphia, PA.

1. May 1, Richard Irvine Manning, died in Philadelphia, PA. South Carolina governor (1824-1826).

1. Honesdale incorporated, seat of Wayne County, PA. Coordinates 41°34'N-75°16'W. Attractions & Recreation : e.g. Hickory Ridge Ski Area
2. The 'Stourbridge Lion' the first locomotive to run on rails was tested in Honesdale, Wayne County, PA.(Source : Encyclopaedia Britannica)

- March 18, John Hoyer Updike, born in Reading, Pennsylvania. Pultizer Prize (2) winner, novelist, short story writer and critic.