Heckton, Pennsylvania
Heckton is an unincorporated community in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, at latitude 40.352 and longitude -76.916. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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  Heckton Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′7″N 76°54′58″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Township | Middle Paxton |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
It was named for Dr. Lewis Heck - Born 1810 - Died 1890 - Reared in Shippensburg, Dr. Heck settled here in 1832. He practiced medicine and served as a Representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly during the American Civil War. He also operated a large steam sawmill nearby from 1843 until 1890 and that specific area was known as Heckton Mills.[1] By 1899 the entire little community was known as Heckton.[2]
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- http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=12507
- Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968 for Jennie E. Norton, accessed 29 November 2020. She was born in "Heckton Mills" and married in Heckton (misspelled as "Hecton").
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