Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania
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Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania is a rural township in Washington County best known for containing the Meadowcroft Rockshelter, one of the most significant prehistoric archaeological sites in North America.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | township in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| borders |
Avella, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Independence Township, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Cross Creek County Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cross Creek Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Meadowcroft Rockshelter NERFINISHED ⓘ Meadowcroft Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Washington County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureClass | civil township ⓘ |
| governmentType | Board of supervisors ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
724
ⓘ
878 ⓘ |
| hasAttraction | Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance | prehistoric human occupation evidence at Meadowcroft Rockshelter ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
forested land ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | prehistoric archaeological site ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite | Meadowcroft Rockshelter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode |
15021
ⓘ
15057 ⓘ 15078 ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
fishing at Cross Creek Lake
ⓘ
hiking in Cross Creek County Park ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | local township roads ⓘ |
| hasWaterBody | Cross Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRural | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ohio River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cross Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pittsburgh region
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh metropolitan area
United States Census Bureau designated civil divisions ⓘ |
| region | Appalachian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| subdivisionName | Cross Creek Township NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | township ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
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