Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

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Steep and rugged hills line the water courses of every stream, alternating with fine valley land, traversed by good roads through most picturesque scenery; the views are a continual delight.The county is wonderfully rich in coal and an abundance of natural gas, and has developed more along commercial than it has along artistic lines. Chief industries: stock raising, coal, iron, glass, and silk.

In 2010, its population was 45,200. Its county seat is Brookville. It is home to Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog that predicts when spring will come every February 2

Formed March 26, 1804 out of Lycoming County and named for President Thomas Jefferson. Until 1806 attached to Westmoreland County, then to Indiana County until 1830. Noted for its coal and lumber industries. Brookville, county seat, was incorporated 1834.

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