Mechanicsburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, eight miles (13 km) west of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Mechanicsburg was settled in 1806 and incorporated as a borough on April 12, 1828. It is in a rich agricultural region known as the Cumberland Valley, a broad zone between South Mountain and the ridge-and-valley Appalachians. In 1900, 3,841 people lived here; in 1910, 4,469, which increased to 5,709 in 1940. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 8,981. Mechanicsburg is home of Jubilee Day, the largest and longest-running one-day street fair on the east coast. It is estimated as many as 60,000 people attend Jubilee Day annually.^[1] Mechanicsburg lies in the center of a regional transportation crossroads, with Interstate 81, Interstate 76, Interstate 83, US Route 11, and US Route 15 passing in close proximity to the borough. Additionally, the Appalachian Trail passes through Pennsylvania a few miles from Mechanicsburg, in nearby Boiling Springs.

 

James Silver was an early settler in the area now known as Silver Spring Township which was organized as a Township bearing his name in 1757. The Township is situated on major east-west and north-south transportation routes, and shares the rich Revolutionary and Civil War heritage of the region. This strategic location continues to offer benefits that attract residential, industrial, and commercial development to the municipality. The Township is comprised of 33.6 square miles with a population of 13,657 (2010 Census). As a Township of the Second Class, Silver Spring Township is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors. Municipal services include Administration, Police, Highway, Building and Zoning, Sanitary Sewer and Recreation.

 

 

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- 10/14 UPDATE- Woods Drive and 114 Traffic Signal - Reduced Weight Restrictions for Beechcliff Drive Bridge - 87th District Boundaries Changing - October Events - Parks & Recreation - Paul Walters Memorial Park Survey

 

 

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Did you know that Silver Spring Township...

• Has 74 miles of Township roads and 40 miles of State roads.   • Is home to the Cumberland Valley School District campus and the Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School.   • Has 13 churches within its boundaries.   • Is bordered along its western and northern boundaries by the Appalachian Trail.   • Is traversed by three major streams: the Conodoguinet Creek, Hogestown Run, and Trindle Spring Run.   • Includes the villages of Hogestown and New Kingstown.   • Has 232 acres of parkland.   • Is situated within 25 miles of nine colleges and universities.   • Has a post office located in New Kingstown.