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1110:Marticville
1090:Kissel Hill
1085:Kirks Mills
1040:Dillerville
962:communities
930:Swartzville
920:Soudersburg
890:Rohrerstown
834:Landisville
819:Intercourse
804:Gordonville
472:Quarryville
467:New Holland
342:County seat
282:January 11,
218:October 14,
64:), between
60:, formerly
25:Oregon Mill
1289:Categories
1262:76°14′54″W
1259:40°06′51″N
1160:Ninepoints
1150:Neffsville
1115:Martindale
1000:Blainsport
900:Rothsville
854:Morgantown
809:Hinkletown
794:Georgetown
754:Churchtown
743:Brownstown
718:Bainbridge
645:Providence
510:Caernarvon
482:Terre Hill
462:Mountville
407:Christiana
170:October 4,
136:References
110:large mill
93:Route 11.
76:Lititz Run
46:U.S. state
1219:Footnotes
1075:Hunsecker
1065:Hempfield
1055:Fertility
990:Bellemont
975:Bartville
935:Wakefield
915:Smoketown
910:Schoeneck
880:Reinholds
870:Reamstown
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769:East Earl
764:Conestoga
748:Cambridge
728:Blue Ball
690:West Earl
665:Strasburg
660:Salisbury
625:Mount Joy
595:Lancaster
580:Elizabeth
560:East Earl
525:Conestoga
505:Brecknock
492:Townships
477:Strasburg
457:Mount Joy
396:Adamstown
367:Lancaster
349:Lancaster
192:March 16,
66:Lancaster
44:, in the
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1035:Creswell
1030:Conewago
1025:Cocalico
1020:Chickies
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985:Beartown
860:Paradise
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824:Kirkwood
814:Hopeland
774:Falmouth
655:Sadsbury
630:Paradise
520:Colerain
447:Marietta
412:Columbia
388:Boroughs
62:U.S. 222
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1080:Kinzers
1045:Drumore
980:Bausman
925:Stevens
905:Salunga
849:Maytown
675:Warwick
610:Manheim
600:Leacock
585:Ephrata
535:Drumore
442:Manheim
432:Ephrata
97:History
70:Ephrata
1175:Pequea
1165:Oregon
1130:Narvon
1100:Lyndon
1060:Florin
950:Witmer
885:Rheems
875:Refton
865:Penryn
640:Pequea
620:Martic
590:Fulton
437:Lititz
417:Denver
166:. RRTA
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54:PA 722
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839:Leola
650:Rapho
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530:Conoy
402:Akron
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575:Eden
540:Earl
515:Clay
500:Bart
359:City
284:2012
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