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ID: 1002659
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1002659
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Mercer (county)  Mercer (county)

Coordinates:
Lat: 41 22 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 41.3667  decimal degrees
Long: 080 30 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -80.5000  decimal degrees

Note: Formed from part of Allegheny county in 1800.

Names:
Mercer (preferred,C,V)  ............ named for General Hugh Mercer
Mercer county (C,O,display)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of North and Central America (continent)  ....  North and Central America (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of United States (nation)  ........  United States (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Pennsylvania (state)  ............  Pennsylvania (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Mercer (county)  ................  Mercer (county) (P)

Place Types:
county (preferred, C)
second level subdivision (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Mercer..........  [VP Preferred]
.................  USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42032457
Mercer county..........  [VP]
..........................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
..................  USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42032457
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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