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- 03/19/07 02:53 PM
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pa: Waynesboro, PA
- 03/19/07 02:50 PM
Waynesboro is located in Franklin County Population: 9,578 ORIGINS & HISTORYJohn Wallace Sr. first settled the Waynesboro area, in 1749 as a small frontier outpost. First called "Wallace Town," it was renamed Waynesburg by John Wallace Jr., a Revolutionary War veteran, in honor of his commander, General Anthony Wayne. In 1831, the Pennsylvania Legislature changed the name to Waynesboro. Though a seemingly quiet town, Waynesboro has had its share of exciting history. The Renfrew sisters, Sarah and Jane, were slain by hostile Indians as they washed their clothes along the Antietam Creek in 1764 during the French and Indian War. Nearly 100 (5 comments)