Township administrative offices are located at 190 Rock Point Road, Marietta PA 17547.
717-426-3167
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During the early 1700's, Pennsylvania became a haven to an influx of Scots-Irish. Driven from Ireland in the seventeenth' century and discouraged by religious and political intolerance of the British government, these Ulster-Scots sought refuge in America. Settling in what was then the Pennsylvania back-country, the Scots-Irish immigrants around Donegal instigated the creation of a new township, and named i t in honor of their home. County Donegal, in Ireland. Almost exclusively Presbyterian these immigrants played a major role in determining the social fabric of the Donegal area.
In 1722, Chester County's Donegal Township became part of the newly-created Lancaster County. Donegal was divided into East and West more than a century later, in 1838. Early settlers of the area were farmers. Part of East Donegal was taken to form Marietta Borough in 1812.
Nearby Towns: East Manchester Twp • Elizabethtown Boro • Hallam Boro • Hellam Twp • Manchester Boro • Marietta Boro • Mount Wolf Boro • Springettsbury Twp • Wrightsville Boro • York Haven Boro • Yorkana Boro •