Cowan, Pennsylvania

Cowan is a populated place in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[1][2][3] Notable institutions in Cowan include Bucknell University's Forrest D. Brown Conference Center.^[4]

Pennsylvania Route 192 in Cowan

Trinity Lutheran Church

History

In the 1860s, Cowan was known as Farmersville.^[5] Trinity Lutheran Church was founded in 1871.^[6] Cowan was named after the Loyalist John Samuel Cowan who, in 1785, obtained a warrant for the land from the Proprietors of Pennsylvania.^[7]

References

1. "Cowan Populated Place Profile". HTL, Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
2. "Cowan, United States". Information Technology Associates. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
3. "Geographic Names Information System". United States Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
4. "Forrest D. Brown Conference Center at Cowan" (PDF). Bucknell University. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
5. Snyder, Charles (2000). Union County, Pennsylvania: A Celebration of History. Penn State University Press.
6. "Congregation Trend Report -- Trinity Lutheran Church". Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
7. "History of Cowans Gap State Park". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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