Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania

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Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania is a rural township in Washington County best known for containing the Meadowcroft Rockshelter, one of the most significant prehistoric archaeological sites in North America.

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Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf township in Pennsylvania
borders Avella, Pennsylvania
Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania
Independence Township, Pennsylvania
Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania
Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania
climate humid continental climate
contains Cross Creek County Park
Cross Creek Lake
Meadowcroft Rockshelter
Meadowcroft Village
country United States of America
county Washington County, Pennsylvania
GNISFeatureClass civil township
governmentType Board of supervisors
hasAreaCode 724
878
hasAttraction Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village
hasHistoricSignificance prehistoric human occupation evidence at Meadowcroft Rockshelter
hasLandUse agricultural land
forested land
hasNotableFeature prehistoric archaeological site
hasNotableSite Meadowcroft Rockshelter
hasPostalCode 15021
15057
15078
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity agriculture
heritage tourism
hasRecreation fishing at Cross Creek Lake
hiking in Cross Creek County Park
hasTransportation local township roads
hasWaterBody Cross Creek
isRural true
locatedIn Washington County, Pennsylvania
southwestern Pennsylvania
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Ohio River valley
linked to: Ohio Valley region
namedAfter Cross Creek
partOf Pittsburgh metropolitan area
linked to: Pittsburgh region

United States Census Bureau designated civil divisions
region Appalachian Plateau
state Pennsylvania
subdivisionName Cross Creek Township
subdivisionType township
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone

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Meadowcroft Rockshelter locatedIn Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania
Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania adjacentTo Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania
Meadowcroft Village open-air museum locatedIn Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania