Estherton, Pennsylvania
Estherton is an unincorporated area in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle area. It is situated on the Susquehanna River, just north of the city of Harrisburg and above Montrose Park in Susquehanna Township. The area is served by the Harrisburg post office, with the zip code of 17110. Interstate 81 runs through the community to the George N. Wade Memorial Bridge.
Estherton, Pennsylvania | |
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  Estherton Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′44″N 76°53′52″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Township | Susquehanna |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 17110 |
| Area code(s) | 717 and 223 |
Estherton was founded as Coxestown, or Coxtown,[1] in 1764 by John Cox Jr. after his wife, Esther.[2][3] It was the second town laid out in Dauphin County, after Middletown. It was used as a supply depot during the Sullivan Expedition in 1779.[4]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Estherton, Pennsylvania
- Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1895. p. 19.
- About Susquehanna Township Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Steinmetz, Richard H. (1976). This was Harrisburg : a photographic history. Robert D. Hoffsommer. Harrisburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books. p. 31. ISBN 0-8117-1729-1. OCLC 1976122.
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