Wellsboro
| Wellsboro | |||
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 Main Street |
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| Location in Pennsylvania | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1806 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Tioga County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 45 ′ N , 77 ° 18 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,263 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 256.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 12.7 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 398 m | ||
| Postal code : | 16901 | ||
| Area code : | +1 570 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-82160 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1190816 | ||
| Website : | www.wellsboropa.com | ||
| Mayor : | James Daugherty | ||
 Tioga County Courthouse in Wellsboro |
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Wellsboro is a borough in Tioga County in the north of the US -amerikanischen state of Pennsylvania . Wellsboro is located approximately 80 miles (129 km) northwest of Williamsport. Wellsboro is on Route 6 , which runs through northern Pennsylvania in a west-east direction. Wellsboro is located in the Pennsylvania Woodlands, a very scenic part of Pennsylvania.
history
Wellsboro was founded in 1830 and has long served as a trading post for the entire region. Wellsboro was named after Mary Wells, the wife of one of the first settlers, Benjamin Wister Morris. According to the US Census, Wellsboro had a population of 3,328 in 2000.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the total area of the city is 12.7 km² . 12.6 km² of this is land and 0.1 km² (= 0.61%) is water.
Attractions
- Colton Point State Park ("Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania")
- Leonard Harrison State Park
- Lumber Museum
- Animal Land Zoo
sons and daughters of the town
- Edward Lawrence Schieffelin (1847-1897), a millionaire and founder of Tombstone ( Arizona ).
