Jersey Shore

English

Etymology

In Pennsylvania, on one side (shore) of the West Branch Susquehanna River, it was first settled by a family from New Jersey; settlers on the other side of the river referred to Waynesburg as the Jersey shore, and the name stuck.

Proper noun

Jersey Shore

  1. The coastal region of New Jersey, United States.
  2. A borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States, originally named Waynesburg.
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