Aaronsburg
| Aaronsburg | |||
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 Log house |
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| Location in Pennsylvania | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Center County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 54 ′ N , 77 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 613 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 471.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 358 m | ||
| Postal code : | 16820 | ||
| Area code : | +1 814 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-00100 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1168362 | ||
Aaronsburg is a city with 613 inhabitants (2010 census) in Center County in the US state of Pennsylvania .
history
Aaronsburg was founded by Aaron Levy in 1786. It was planned as a larger city with neatly aligned streets and should become a county seat. But water shortage prevented growth and so Bellefonte was appointed county seat .
In 1949 a Jewish trader with the same name as the founder of the place organized a historical pageant, which was attended by more than 40,000 people. A film was made and a book was written for this event.
Infrastructure
Aaronsburg owns two churches (Salem Lutheran and Reformed), three cemeteries, a library, a historical museum and a pottery.
Web links
- Demographic information (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=46
- ^ Arthur H. Lewis: The Aaronsburg Story , New York: Vanguard Press, 1955