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county, Pennsylvania, United States
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Snyder, county, central Pennsylvania, U.S., located midway between the cities of Williamsport and Harrisburg and bordered to the north by Penns Creek Mountain and to the east by the Susquehanna River. Its ridge-and-valley topography also includes Thick, Jacks, and Shade mountains, while Walker Lake and Penns, Middle, and Mahantango (north and west branches) creeks are among the other waterways. Recreational areas include Bald Eagle State Forest. In October 1755, Indians slaughtered 25 white settlers in the Penns Creek Massacre. Hendrich’s Fort, located near present-day Kreamer, protected settlers from Indian raids for more than a century after it was built in ...(100 of 157 words)

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