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History of Abbottstown, (Adams County) PennsylvaniaOur database does not include an historic photo for Abbottstown, (Adams County) Pennsylvania, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:The Biography of Henry L. Baugher Henry L. Baugher, educator, was born in Abbottstown, Pa., about 1805. In 1825 he was graduated from Dickinson college, Carlisle. He became a Lutheran preacher and held a pastorate at Boonesboro, Md. In 1830 he was principal of a classical school at Gettysburg. The school was made a college in 1832, and he was given the chair of Greek and belles lettres. In 1850 he was made president of the college, and so remained till his death, April 14, 1868. |
Pennsylvania Facts: Adams County Facts: Seat: GettysburgEstablished: 1800 Formed from: York Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: ABBOTTSTOWN, a post-village of Adams county, Pennsylvania, on a small affluent of Conewage creek, 16 miles W. S. W. from York, and 29 miles S. from Harrisburg. Abbottstown is situated 165 meters above sea level. |