Waynesboro is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on the
southern border of the state. Waynesboro is in the Cumberland Valley
between Hagerstown, Maryland, and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It is
part of Chambersburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part
of the Baltimoreâ€"Washington metropolitan area. It is 2 miles north
of the Masonâ€"Dixon line and close to Camp David and the Raven Rock
Mountain Complex.The population within the borough limits was 10,568
at the 2010 census. When combined with the surrounding Washington and
Quincy Townships, the population of greater Waynesboro is 28,285. The
Waynesboro Area School District serves a resident population of
32,386, according to 2010 federal census data.The population within
the borough limits was 10,568 at the 2010 census. When combined with
the surrounding Washington and Quincy Townships, the population of
greater Waynesboro is 28,285. The Waynesboro Area School District
serves a resident population of 32,386, according to 2010 federal
census data.The region around Antietam Creek had been home to Native
Americans for thousands of years prior to settlement by
Anglo-Europeans in the mid-18th century. Beginning in 1751 a certain
John Wallace obtained several warrants for the land on which the
center of the town now stands. In 1797 John Wallace, a son of the
original British settler, laid out the town of Waynesburg in what was
then the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. When incorporated
in 1831, the borough was given the name "Waynesboro." It is one of
several dozen towns, cities, and counties named after General Anthony
Wayne, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.During the American
Civil War, Waynesboro played a part in the Gettysburg Campaign in June
and July 1863. In the week before the Battle of Gettysburg,
Confederate Major General Jubal Early's division of Lieutenant General
Richard S. Ewell's corps of the Army of Northern Virginia passed
through the community on its way northward. After the battle, General
Robert E. Lee rode through the border community with his retreating
forces. In 1963, a book, Fifteen Days under the Confederate Flag, told
of their two-week occupation. Waynesboro During the Civil War (2011)
recounts the experiences of Waynesboro's residents during the war. Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Top Movies & Young Movies