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Linglestown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded and laid out in 1765 by Thomas Lingle. The population was 6,414 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. ==History== In 1765, Thomas Lingle purchased a parcel of land in what was then "Paxton Township," so as to develop a 90-plot living, working, and studying community for newly-arriving European settlers. He called his new settlement "The Town of St. Thomas," after his namesake "St. Thomas," the Christian Apostle. The sheepskin document on which he drew the plan for his village still exists, showing in great detail the village's name, each of the plots, their plot numbers, and all street and alley names. The county deed recorder's seal and record information is visible on the bottom left corner of the document. In 1811, Mr. Lingle died and was buried in the Wenrich's Church cemetery (now St. Thomas UCC), at the east end of the village. Soon thereafter, village and area residentes began calling his village "Lingle's town," and the name soon took on its current name, Linglestown. As a busy crossroads community located at the base of the mountain, the village soon became the area center for commerce, civic, religious, and educational activities, much of which still exists today. St. Thomas UCC is the village's oldest denomination, and - unknown to most people - the Church of God denomination had its world beginning and first structure and cemetery in Linglestown.〔Lower Paxton Township Bi-centennial 1767-1967, 1967, Triangle Press Harrisburg, PA〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Linglestown, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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