Newport, Pennsylvania
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Newport is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,487 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Newport, Pennsylvania
The former Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Newport, alongside PA 34
Downtown Newport
St. Paul Lutheran Church (foreground) and former Newport Methodist Church
Juniata River
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The Juniata River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania. The Juniata is about 104 mi long with a watershed of about 3,400 square miles, about one-eighth of the drainage area
Newport, Pennsylvania
…Metropolitan Statistical Area. Newport was originally known as Reider's Ferry—later Reidersville—as it was the site of an early ferry on the Juniata River operated by Paul Jr., Daniel, and John Reider until 1851. The trio had also originally laid down 54 plots and several streets. When the Juniata Division…
The Appalachian Trail crossing the mouth of the Juniata River. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith
The Juniata River by Lewistown, Pennsylvania