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Locator map of Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Lock Haven: Clinton County Courthouse
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Clinton

county, Pennsylvania, United States
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Clinton, county, north-central Pennsylvania, U.S., located on the Allegheny Plateau. It is drained mainly by the West Branch Susquehanna River, which winds in a deep valley through the centre of the county, and Sinnemahoning, Kettle, Beech, Bald Eagle, Fishing, and Pine creeks. Recreation areas include Bald Eagle and Sugar Valley mountains, five state parks, and Sproul State Forest. Ignoring a treaty of 1700, white squatters settled on Indian lands west of Pine Creek for more...

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