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Waynesboro is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Waynesboro is in the Cumberland Valley between Hagerstown, Maryland, and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of Chambersburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. It is 2 miles north of the Mason–Dixon line and close to Camp David and the Raven Rock Mountain Complex. The population within the borough limits was 10,568 at the 2010 census. When combined with the surrounding Washington and Quincy Townships the population of greater Waynesboro is 28,285. The Waynesboro Area School District serves a resident population of 32,386, according to 2010 federal census data. ==History== The region around Antietam Creek had been home to Native Americans for centuries prior to settlement by white men in the mid-18th Century. Beginning in 1751 a certain John Wallace obtained several warrants for the land on which the centre of the town now stands. In 1797 John Wallace, a son of the original settler, laid out the town of Waynesburg. When incorporated in 1831, the borough was given the name "Waynesboro'.". It is one of several dozen towns, cities, and counties named after General Anthony Wayne. During the American Civil War, Waynesboro played a part in the Gettysburg Campaign in June and July 1863. In the week before the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate Major General Jubal Early's division of Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell's corps of the Army of Northern Virginia passed through the community on its way northward. After the battle, General Robert E. Lee rode through the border community with his retreating forces. In 1963, a book, ''Fifteen Days under the Confederate Flag'', told of the occupation. (''Waynesboro During the Civil War'' ), published in 2011, recounts the experiences of Waynesboro's residents during the war. Waynesboro was chiefly an industrial town in the early years of the 20th century. It was known for the manufacture of engines, boilers, grinders, threshers, boring machines, bolt cutters, wood and iron workers' vises, nut facers, etc. There were also foundries and machine shops and manufactories of lumber products. Some local manufacturing companies included the Frick & Co., the Geiser Company, and the Landis Tool Company. In 1900, 5,396 people lived in the town; in 1910, 7,199 people; and in 1940 10,231 (more than in 2000). Waynesboro is home to Renfrew Museum and Park,〔http://renfrewmuseum.org/〕 an historical museum depicting 18th century farm life, named after two young sisters who reputedly died there in 1764 during an Indian attack. The Alexander Hamilton House, Borough Hall of the Borough of Waynesboro, Joseph J. Oller House, and Royer-Nicodemus House and Farm 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「Waynesboro, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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