Lawrence County

Lawrence County is a Pennsylvania historical marker in New Castle, Lawrence County, dedicated 1982.

Lawrence County · dedicated 1982 · Lawrence Co. Court Hs., 430 Court St., New Castle

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Formed March 20, 1849 from Beaver and Mercer counties. Its name honors naval hero Capt. James Lawrence. County seat, New Castle, was laid out in 1802. Between 1890 and 1920 it was one of America's fastest growing cities and center of the tin-plate industry.

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