Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
| Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | |
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Waynesboro Borough Hall
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| Coordinates: 39°45′13″N 77°34′55″W / 39.75361°N 77.58194°WCoordinates: 39°45′13″N 77°34′55″W / 39.75361°N 77.58194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Franklin |
| Settled | 1749 |
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| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Richard Starliper |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.4 sq mi (9 km2) |
| Elevation | 718 ft (219 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,568 |
| • Density | 3,108.23/sq mi (1,200.09/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17268 |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
| Website | Waynesboro |
Waynesboro is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on the southern border of the state. Waynesboro is in the Cumberland Valley between Hagerstown, Maryland, and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of Chambersburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. It is 2 miles north of the Mason–Dixon line and close to Camp David and the Raven Rock Mountain Complex.
The population within the borough limits was 10,568 at the 2010 census. When combined with the surrounding Washington and Quincy Townships, the population of greater Waynesboro is 28,285. The Waynesboro Area School District serves a resident population of 32,386, according to 2010 federal census data.
The region around Antietam Creek had been home to Native Americans for thousands of years prior to settlement by Anglo-Europeans in the mid-18th century. Beginning in 1751 a certain John Wallace obtained several warrants for the land on which the center of the town now stands. In 1797 John Wallace, a son of the original British settler, laid out the town of Waynesburg in what was then the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. When incorporated in 1831, the borough was given the name "Waynesboro'." It is one of several dozen towns, cities, and counties named after General Anthony Wayne, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.
During the American Civil War, Waynesboro played a part in the Gettysburg Campaign in June and July 1863. In the week before the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate Major General Jubal Early's division of Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell's corps of the Army of Northern Virginia passed through the community on its way northward. After the battle, General Robert E. Lee rode through the border community with his retreating forces. In 1963, a book, Fifteen Days under the Confederate Flag, told of their two-week occupation. Waynesboro During the Civil War (2011) recounts the experiences of Waynesboro's residents during the war.
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