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was built (1926–1928), the Columbia and Port Deposit was relocated higher up the hillside, and both Peach Bottom and Peach Bottom Station were submerged. The present village was built a short distance southeast of the site of Peach Bottom Station.
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suggested that the number of displaced people could go as high as 18.1 million people. An earlier study from 1975 assessed the nuclear station's ecological impact on fish fauna along the Susquehanna River.
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had terminals at both Peach Bottom and Peach Bottom Station; a planned bridge to connect them was never built. The line on the east side became the
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up the east side of the Susquehanna (1866–1868), a station was built on the Lancaster County side, near the mouth of
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Peach Bottom Slate quarries in 1969, about a year before the Funkhouser Quarry closed permanently
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The post office for the area (ZIP code 17563) is named "Peach Bottom" but is located on
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Wilson, Roger B.; Robinson, Donald C.; Morris, James L.; Glenn, David B. (2003).
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lies across the river, on the site of the original town. In 2016, the
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DENONCOURT, ROBERT F.; ROBBINS, TIMOTHY W.; HESSER, ROBERT (1975).
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The original town of Peach Bottom was located across the river in
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Unincorporated communities in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
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The River and the Ridge: 300 Years of Local History
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Peach Bottom is located in Pennsylvania
39°45′03″N 76°13′33″W / 39.75083°N 76.22583°W / 39.75083; -76.22583
Country
State
Pennsylvania
County
Lancaster
Township
Fulton
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
717
GNIS

unincorporated village
Fulton Township
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
York County
Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad
Peters Creek
Peach Bottom Railway
Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Railroad
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad

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