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Lower Paxton Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township was incorporated in 1767 from Paxton Township. The population was 44,424 at the 2000 census. ==History== In 1729 the Paxtang Township was established within Lancaster County. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original Indian name "Peshtank," which meant "standing water." Today the word Paxton is used instead of Paxtang. The word “Paxton” was actually brought over by the Scottish settlers and means “town or area of Peace”. On March 4, 1785, the boundaries of Paxtang Township also became the borders of the County of Dauphin, formed from Lancaster County. The word “Dauphin” was from the French name given to the Prince of France whose country the area government wanted to honor for its assistance in the Revolutionary War. About two years later in August of 1787 the legislature began to splinter Paxtang Township, first into: Upper Paxtang, Middle Paxtang and Lower Paxtang.〔()〕 In the years after Dauphin County was established, the township was slowly divided. Hanover Township was cut off the east in 1736 and Upper Paxton Township was cut off the north in 1767. What remained in 1767 was then renamed Lower Paxton Township. The divisions continued. Harrisburg Borough (now the City of Harrisburg) was formed in 1791 and Swatara Township was created in 1799. In 1878 more land was cut of the north and became Middle Paxton Township. Lower Paxtang Township embraced the areas now known as Lower Swatara, Swatara, Lower Paxton, Derry and Susquehanna Townships. Lower Paxton has remained the same area since Susquehanna Township was formed from it on May 1, 1815. 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「Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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