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Why is Jersey Shore in Central Pennsylvania called Jersey Shore?

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Why is Jersey Shore in Central Pennsylvania called Jersey Shore?

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Jersey Shore was originally named Waynesburg by Reuben & Jeremiah Manning in 1785. A rival settlement on the opposite shore referred to it as Jersey Shore because the Manning family had relocated from NJ. In 1826 the name was officially changed.