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Estherton, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Summary

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Field	Value
name	Estherton, Pennsylvania
settlement_type	Unincorporated area
image_skyline	File:Estherton boulder.jpg
image_caption	Boulder in Estherton, PA, once signifying where the town was laid in 1756. It was moved from its original location along the riverfront and rededicated in 1991.
image_blank_emblem	File:Estherton header.png
blank_emblem_type	The header of an advertisement for Estherton
blank_emblem_size	200
pushpin_map	USA Pennsylvania#USA
pushpin_label	Estherton
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location within the state of Pennsylvania
map_caption	Location within Dauphin county
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Dauphin
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Susquehanna
leader_title
unit_pref	Imperial
population_as_of	2000
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP codes
postal_code	17110
area_codes	717 and 223
blank_name	FIPS code
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID

Estherton is an unincorporated area and neighborhood in Susquehanna Township, 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 the Montrose Park neighborhood but below the Lucknow neighborhood within Susquehanna Township. Interstate 81 runs through the community to the George N. Wade Memorial Bridge.

History

Estherton was founded as Coxestown, or Coxtown, in 1756 by Dr. John Cox Jr. after his wife, Esther. It was the second town laid out in Dauphin County, after Middletown. In 1779, Estherton was used as a supply depot during the Sullivan Expedition. This continued furthermore as the town was a port of call as goods were transported down the river. In 1800, Methodist families formed the Coxestown Methodist Episcopal Church, which would be moved and renamed many times to what is currently St. Marks United Methodist Church. Before 1828 the "Coxestown Inn" was formed and was a popular visit for those passing by with the river trade, and would develop a notorious reputation as a rowdy roadhouse that continued through the era of automobile parties; it was later raided by Prohibition Agents before finally burning down in 1926. In the early 1970s Interstate 81 was built through the area.

Notes

References

{{GNIS. 1197255
(1895). "Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania". Harrisburg Publishing Company.
[http://www.susquehannatwp.com/About.asp About Susquehanna Township] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-12-13)
Steinmetz, Richard H.. (1976). "This was Harrisburg : a photographic history". Stackpole Books.
Watts, Irma. (April 1928). "Esther Town". Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography.
(3 May 2002). "St. Mark's United Methodist Church". [[The Patriot News]].
Bradley, Mary. (11 September 2001). "Coxestown offered haven from Prohibition". [[The Patriot News]].

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