Straban Township municipal building is located at 1745 Granite Station Road, Gettysburg PA 17325.
Phone: 717‑334‑4833.
Neighborhoods
Initial establishment of settlements west of Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River occurred during the late 1600s. Thanks to the presence of fertile land and abundant wild game, the areas now comprising central Pennsylvania were settled rapidly by European immigrants throughout the early 1700s. This land had been turned over to William Penn by charter from King Charles II of England. Penn, and later his son Thomas, were primarily responsible for expanding the total land area available for settlement through treaties with Native Americans who lived in the area. By the late 1700s, increased pressure from immigrant settlements had forced most native inhabitants westward.
The earliest settlers to Straban Township, predominantly Scotch Irish, named the area in honor of an Irish town known as Strabane. Later, many "Low Dutch," or Hollanders, also settled in the area.
Nearby Towns: Gettysburg Boro • Mount Pleasant Twp •