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Bethany was incorporated as a Borough on March 31, 1821, but this charming village occupied a place…
One of the five original townships when Wayne County was formed in 1798, Buckingham was much larger…
Canaan, along with the other four original townships of Wayne County, was established in 1798.…
Cherry Ridge Township was established on April 30, 1844 from portions of Texas and Canaan Townships.…
Clinton Township was established on November 17, 1834 from portions of Canaan, Mount Pleasant, and…
Damascus Township is the fifth and largest of the original townships created with the establishment…
The first white man to settle in the area is said to be Denman Coe, a Yankee schoolteacher, who had…
Although the exact date of Dyberry’s establishment as a township cannot be documented, it was…
Lehigh is the youngest of Wayne County’s twenty- two townships, having been established from a…
Manchester Township was created from a portion of Buckingham Township in 1826 and is separated from…
Mount Pleasant Township was one of the six original townships created when Wayne County was…
Palmyra is another of the six original townships formed when Wayne County was established from a…
Preston Township was established on April 28, 1828 from portions of Mount Pleasant and Scott…
Salem Township was established in 1808. It was taken from a portion of Canaan Township and Delaware…
At the time Scott Township was established in 1821 it included approximately half of what was to…
Canaan Township was one of the original townships established in 1798 and several townships had been…
The township of Sterling was taken from a portion of Salem Township on April 25, 1815 and is said to…