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Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, U.S.

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Matamoras, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°26′24″N 76°56′00″W / 40.4400858°N 76.9333086°W / 40.4400858; -76.9333086
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyDauphin
TownshipHalifax
Elevation640 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Matamoras is an unincorporated community in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Matamoras was named after the Mexican city of Matamoros, the scene of a battle in the Mexican–American War.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  2. Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1895. p. 20.

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Municipalities and communities of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Harrisburg
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