Easton, PA

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Record Data

Place Unit Type

City or Town

Containing Unit

Northampton County, PA

Events

Date		Type
09/22/1859	Flash flooding in eastern Pennsylvania causes loss of life and damage to property	Crime/Disasters
01/29/1867	Philip Johnson, sitting Pennsylvania Democratic congressman dies suddenly in Washington, D.C.	Personal
03/06/1860	Steamboat explodes on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania and ten die	Crime/Disasters

People

Birthplace of

Hoff, Gibbs

Ihrie, Peter, Jr.

Reeder, Andrew Horatio

Rittenhouse, Aaron

Sitgreaves, Charles

Burial Place of

Johnson, Philip

Places

Name	Type
Camp Washington, Easton, PA	Location or Site
Easton Cemetery, Easton, PA	Location or Site

Documents

Images

Easton, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1860, zoomable image

Easton, Pennsylvania, 1861, artist's impression

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