Morgan Hill (Pennsylvania)

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Morgan Hill
Highest point
Elevation 673 ft (205 m)  NGVD 29 [1]
Coordinates 40°39′53″N75°12′22″W / 40.6648214°N 75.2060095°W / 40.6648214; -75.2060095 Coordinates: 40°39′53″N75°12′22″W / 40.6648214°N 75.2060095°W / 40.6648214; -75.2060095 [2]
Geography
Location Northampton County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Parent range Reading Prong
Topo map USGS Easton
Climbing
Easiest route Road

Morgan Hill, or Mammy Morgans Hill [3] is a low mountain in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The main peak rises to 673 feet (205 m), and is located in Williams Township, to the south of Easton. Morgan Hill overlooks the Delaware River, and Interstate 78. It is a part of the Reading Prong of the Appalachian Mountains.

Northampton County, Pennsylvania County in the United States

Northampton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 297,735. Its county seat is Easton. The county was formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County. Its namesake was Northamptonshire and the county seat of Easton is named for the country house Easton Neston.

Pennsylvania State of the United States of America

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern, Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.

Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Williams Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Williams Township is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

Toponymy

Morgan Hill takes its name from Elizabeth Bell Morgan (c1759 - 1839), widow of Dr. Abel Morgan. A prominent leader in the local community, Mrs. Morgan operated a tavern atop the hill that later bore her name. [4]

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References

  1. Verified elevation from USGS topographic map Easton
  2. "Morgan Hill". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  3. Miller, Benjamin L. and others. (1939). Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Geological Survey 4th., County Report C48, x, 496 p., illus., geol map.
  4. Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Geology and Geography. Pennsylvania Dept. of Internal Affairs, Topographic and Geological Survey, Harrisburg, 1939; p 67