Palmyra, Pennsylvania

Palmyra, United States

Palmyra, Pennsylvania has 33 connections to 3438 other places across 11 topics, from Revolutionary War history to nearby creeks. Early settlers were Scotch-Irish and German Palatinates, and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad acquired the Lebanon Valley Railroad in 1858. In 1806 the settlement was called Palmyra, most likely after the Roman outpost in Syria. Film adds a different thread, since Lucky Numbers, starring John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow, shot scenes there. Shared ties run to Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland.