Cumberland County exchanged land with York County
York County formed from Lancaster
King George’s War
In May 1737 Pennsylvania ambassadors traveled to Annapolis and negotiated a truce with the Maryland governor. The truce was solidified by an order in council in August calling on both the Pennsylvania and Maryland governors to prevent further disturbances. The next year a second order in council decreed a temporary border between the two colonies … Read more
Lancaster formed from Chester County
Delaware becomes independent of Pennsylvania.
General, Historical Events
Queen Anne’s War was the second in a series of French and Indian Wars (or Second Intercolonial War) fought in England’s American Colonies during the reign of Queen Anne. It is viewed in America as a stand-alone conflict, though in Europe it is seen as the American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession
Queen Anne’s War
General, Historical Events
King William’s War, also known as the First Indian War, Father Baudoin’s War, Castin’s War, or the First Intercolonial War. It was the North American theater of Europe’s Nine Years’ War (1688–97), also known as the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg
King William’s War
New Castle gained land
Philadelphia counties established
