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Pillow Pennsylvania Named for Inept Confederate General

Pillow, the northernmost borough in Dauphin County, was incorporated in 1864 as “Uniontown.” Prior to this, the original town, Schneidershtettle [Snydertown], was named after John Snyder, a land developer, but […]

A Political Cartoon Mocking Gen. Gideon Pillow

A political cartoon from 1848 mocking the “self-inflating” Gen. Gideon Pillow, the inept Confederate general and slaveowner after whom the borough of Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was named. The cartoon […]