Cowan, Pennsylvania facts for kids
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Cowan is a populated place in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. Notable institutions in Cowan include Bucknell University's Forrest D. Brown Conference Center.
History
In the 1860s, Cowan was known as Farmersville. Trinity Lutheran Church was founded in 1871. Cowan was named after the Loyalist John Samuel Cowan who, in 1785, obtained a warrant for the land from the Proprietors of Pennsylvania.
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