![]() The township presents a surface little broken by hills or cut up by streams and contains abundance of fine farming lands. This left Washington Township as it is at present, containing about 10,800 acres, or sixteen and seven-eighths square miles. On the 15th of February, 1859, the shape of the several townships was finally settled by enlarging Washington on the east by the addition of a strip three-fourths of a mile in width from Plaingrove, and another strip on the south half a mile in width taken from Scott. February 14, 1855, the eastern portions of both Washington and Scott were taken off and a new township erected, called Plain Grove (now often written Plaingrove). Washington included the northern portion of the old township and Scott the southern, and North Slippery Rock Township ceased to exist. ![]() North Slippery Rock was cut in two April 13, 1854, and two townships formed from it, viz. When, in 1849, that county was divided and a portion of it assigned to the new county of Lawrence the township was called North Slippery Rock on account of the adjoining township in Beaver County, also set off as a part of Lawrence County, being called Slippery Rock. ![]() The three townships of Washington, Plaingrove and Scott formerly existed as one-Slippery Rock Township, in Mercer County. ![]()
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