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Lock Haven

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Lock Haven industrial city (1990 pop. 9,230), seat of Clinton co., N central Pa., on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River at the junction of Bald Eagle Creek, in an agricultural area; settled 1769, inc. as a city 1870. A lumber center in the 19th cent., the city has varied manufactures, including prefabricated housing, concrete, and paper. Lock Haven Univ. of Pennsylvania is there. The surrounding area is mountainous, with three nearby state parks.

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Lock Haven

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Lock Haven, Pennsylvania/USA Founded in 1834 and named after the Pennsylvania Canal lock; there were in fact two locks and a safe harbour for lumberjacks.

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	Lock Haven University.(Carlos R. Morales as executive director)(Brief article) Magazine article from: Diverse Issues in Higher Education; 5/1/2008
	A long and winding road for Lock Haven star; From Sports Illustrated to Penn... Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/21/1996
	pounds 5m new lock gates aim to draw sailors to Haven.(Business) Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 9/1/2011