Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

Tioga County

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Wellsboro is a borough in Tioga County in the north of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Wellsboro is about 80 miles ( 129 km) northwest of the town of Williamsport. Wellsboro is idyllically located on Route 6, which runs through the northern part of Pennsylvania 's, West - East direction. Wellsboro is located in the Pennsylvania Woodlands, a very scenic part of Pennsylvania.

History

Wellsboro was founded in 1830 and served for a long time as a trading post for the whole region. Wellsboro was named after Mary Wells, the wife of the first settler, Benjamin Wister Morris. According to the U.S. Census living in the year 2000 3.328 inhabitants in Wellsboro.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the total area of ​​the city is 12.7 km ². 12.6 km ² of which are land and 0.1 km ² ( = 0.61 % ) is attributable to water.

Attractions

  • Colton Point State Park ( " Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania " )
  • Leonard Harrison State Park
  • Lumber Museum
  • Zoo " Animal Land "

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Edward Lawrence Schieffelin (1847-1897), millionaire and founder of Tombstone ( Arizona).
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