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Tartown, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 39°49′11″N 77°27′10″W / 39.81972°N 77.45278°W / 39.81972; -77.45278
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Remains of a stone wall at the Tartown site

Tartown, formerly an unincorporated community, is now an extinct community that was located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

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The remains of Tartown are located on property of the Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Borough Authority[1] and in the adjacent Michaux State Forest in Hamiltonban Township.

The name of the former town reportedly originated from the local production of pine tar. Wagamansville was a variant name.[2][3]

The locale has in part been inundated by the reservoir that was created by the construction of the Waynesboro Dam on the East Branch of the Antietam Creek.[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Adams County Parcel Locator". Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "GNIS Feature Detail". US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  3. ^ USGS 1:62500 Topographical Map. Fairfield, PA, Quadrangle. 1909.
  4. ^ "GNIS Feature Detail". US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  5. ^ USGS 1:62500 Topographical Map. Fairfield, PA, Quadrangle. 1909.

39°49′11″N 77°27′10″W / 39.81972°N 77.45278°W / 39.81972; -77.45278