Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Waynesboro is a borough located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 78 miles (126 km) northwest of Baltimore Md. It had been chiefly an industrial town in the early years of the twentieth century. It was known for the manufacture of engines, boilers, grinders, threshers, boring machines, bolt cutters, wood and iron workers' vises, nut facers, etc. There were also foundries and machine shops, and manufactories of lumber products. In 1900, 5,396 people lived here; in 1910, 7,199 people; and in 1940 10,231 lived here. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 9,614.

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Franklin County, Pennsylvania - Baltimore Md. - 1900 - 1910 - 1940 - 2000

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