Populated place in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania Route 192 in Cowan
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cowan is a
populated place in
Buffalo Township ,
Union County ,
Pennsylvania , United States.
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[3] Notable institutions in Cowan include
Bucknell University 's
Forrest D. Brown Conference Center .
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History
In the 1860s, Cowan was known as Farmersville.
[5] Trinity Lutheran Church was founded in 1871.
[6] Cowan was named after the Loyalist John Samuel Cowan who, in 1785, obtained a warrant for the land from the Proprietors of Pennsylvania.
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References
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"Cowan Populated Place Profile" . HTL, Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2012 .
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"Cowan, United States" . Information Technology Associates. Retrieved June 13, 2012 .
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"Geographic Names Information System" . United States Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved June 13, 2012 .
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"Forrest D. Brown Conference Center at Cowan" (PDF) . Bucknell University. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
^ Snyder, Charles (2000). Union County, Pennsylvania: A Celebration of History . Penn State University Press.
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"Congregation Trend Report -- Trinity Lutheran Church" . Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Retrieved July 29, 2016 .
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"History of Cowans Gap State Park" . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . Retrieved December 18, 2023 .
External links
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