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Selinsgrove is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,383 at the 2000 census. It is the largest borough in Snyder County. Selinsgrove is the principal city in the ''Selinsgrove, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area,'' and is also part of the larger ''Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area.'' Selinsgrove is located in the middle of the Susquehanna River Valley in Central Pennsylvania along US Route 11 & US Route 15, north of Harrisburg and about five miles (8 km) southwest of Sunbury. It is the home of Susquehanna University. ==History== Selinsgrove was founded in 1787 by Captain Anthony Selin, who fought in the American Revolution.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Military Career of Capt. Anthony Selin )〕 The Penns Creek Massacre on October 16, 1755, was the first Indian hostility event in the region after General Braddock's defeat in Seven Year War. A marker on the bank of Penns Creek north of Selinsgrove commemorates the massacre of 14 settlers and the capture of 11 more. In response to this and other Indian actions that day, Fort Augusta, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, the largest of Pennsylvania's frontier forts, was built in 1756 as a result of this conflict. The Selinsgrove Hall and Seibert Hall and Gov. Simon Snyder Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 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「Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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