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Matamoras, Pennsylvania
Matamoras, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
	Southbound PA 225 through Matamoras
	Matamoras Location within the state of Pennsylvania
	Coordinates: 40°26′24″N 76°56′00″W / 40.4400858°N 76.9333086°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Dauphin
Township	Halifax
Elevation	640 ft (200 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Matamoras is an unincorporated community in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[1]

Matamoras was named after the Mexican city of Matamoros, the scene of a battle in the Mexican–American War.^[2]

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
^ Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1895. p. 20.

Matamoras, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Southbound PA 225 through Matamoras
Matamoras Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°26′24″N 76°56′00″W / 40.4400858°N 76.9333086°W / 40.4400858; -76.9333086
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Dauphin
Township	Halifax
Elevation	640 ft (200 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)