Duboistown, Pennsylvania
| Duboistown, Pennsylvania | |
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Euclid Avenue in Duboistown
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 Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Duboistown |
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 Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Lycoming County |
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| Coordinates: 41°13′31″N 77°2′6″W / 41.22528°N 77.03500°WCoordinates: 41°13′31″N 77°2′6″W / 41.22528°N 77.03500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lycoming |
| Settled | 1773 |
| Laid out | 1852 |
| Incorporated | 1878 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,280 |
| • Density | 2,293.5/sq mi (885.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17702 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-20144 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1192377 |
Duboistown is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,280 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Duboistown (pronounced 'doo-BOYS town') is named for its founders John and Mathias DuBois who bought 489 acres (1.98 km2) of land between 1852 and 1857. The DuBois brothers divided their land into parcels and established the village that bears their name. John DuBois left the West Branch Susquehanna Valley before Duboistown was established as a borough. He sold his business interests and moved west to Clearfield County. He became quite wealthy and the city of DuBois was named in his honor.
The town built by the DuBois brothers and established as a borough in 1878 is by no means the beginning of the history of Duboistown. It is situated at the mouth of Mosquito Run on the banks of the West Branch Susquehanna River. A tribe of Susquehannock Indians had what appears to have been a fairly major settlement at the mouth of the creek. The early European settlers found the remains of an Indian village there. Arhaeologic evidence of earthenware, soapstone ware, pestles, hatchets, ornaments and charms were found on the land that is across the river from Lycoming Creek and near where the Sheshequin Path crossed the river.
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