Sunbury
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ChilliWilli
N 40° 51.552 W 076° 46.496
18T E 350404 N 4524643
Incorporated March 24, 1797
Waymark Code: WM83N
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2006
Views: 25
Laid out 1772 as the county seat of Northumberland on the site of Indian Shamokin by surveyor-General William Maclay. Borough incorporation Mar. 24, 1797. Here Fort Augusta was built in 1756. Historic center of travel, trade and industry.
Marker Name: Sunbury
County: Northumberland
Date Dedicated: 10/30/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Route 61 leading into city
Category: Cities & Towns
Website: Not listed
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