Cowan, Pennsylvania

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Trinity Lutheran Church

Cowan is a populated place in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] [2] [3] Notable institutions in Cowan include Bucknell University's Forrest D. Brown Conference Center. [4]

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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. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Cowan Populated Place Profile". HTL, Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Cowan, United States". Information Technology Associates. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Forrest D. Brown Conference Center at Cowan" (PDF). Bucknell University. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ Snyder, Charles (2000). Union County, Pennsylvania: A Celebration of History. Penn State University Press.
  6. ↑ "Congregation Trend Report -- Trinity Lutheran Church". Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "History of Cowans Gap State Park". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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