Backrounds of Old Harrisburg & Vacinity

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The Evening News​

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Thursday, December 30, 1937

 

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History is full of the common practical sense of those who came before us. The blank canvas of the countryside had to be named. This was done even for the small creeks & any other landmark. It is how people navigated. Older placenames are not only interesting, they can often be solid clues to find locations to detect.