The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area was historically known as the "Scotchman's Lock". The first house in what is today Auburn was built in the late 1830s by a boatman named Samuel Moyer, who also operated a store there. In 1842, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad reached the area, at which point the area's official name was changed to "Auburn". The town became officially established in 1857. The Susquehanna and Schuylkill Railroad reached Auburn in 1857. The first post office in Auburn was built in 1846 and the first school was set up in 1846.
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CommonsAuburn, Pennsylvania2011Nothing in Auburn is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Auburn has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fighter’s Heaven in West Brunswick, 2.9 miles away.
Auburn and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (9). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.