User:YawnChick/Linglestown, Pennsylvania/Bibliography

Bibliography

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Article Proposal

In the article, "Lingelstown, Pennsylvania," there are some revisions to be made that would overall benefit the article as a whole. To begin, I intend to go through the article and update all of the Census information from the US Census website, so the article presents the most updated statistics for the population. The content is a bit vague in some areas, and is missing some important points that I believe should have been touched on. To add to this, I have gathered information from Lower Paxton's municipal website, and the website of the town's fire station. Adding this will provide readers with insights on a big part of the community. Additionally, I am going to provide more information on the infrastructure of the town. The current article touches on it minimally, so using the articles from the Central Penn Business Journal will give a source to add facts from. Finally, I am going to adjust the information under the "Koons Park" section, where there is biased and original sourced information listed. I have already gotten rid of the quote while doing the copyedit an article assignment, but I am going to add more information about the park with facts gathered from the Lower Paxton Township municipal website. With this information revised and updated, the article will become much more cohesive and informational.

Bibliography

This is where you will compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

Example: "Fire Departments | Lower Paxton Township, PA". www.lowerpaxton-pa.gov^[1]
- This is a government website that states information about the township, which verifies it is a credible source.
Example: Company #1, Linglestown Fire. "Linglestown Fire Company". Linglestown Fire Company.
- This is a website created by the fire company. It provides information about the history of the company.^[2]
Example: "Koons Park". Lower Paxton Township, PA^[3]
- This website was created by a government website, which verifies it is a credible source.
Example: Henry, J. (2020). Dauphin County drafts plan to reduce congestion on Linglestown, Laudermilch roads. Central Penn Business Journal^[4]
- This website was listed on the IUP Library database, which verifies it is a credible source.
Example: Scott, J. (2015). Business momentum builds in Linglestown. Central Penn Business Journal^[5]
- This website was listed on the IUP Library database, which verifies it is a credible source.
Example: Bureau, US Census. "Linglestown CDP, Pennsylvania". The United States Census Bureau.^[6]
- This website is a government website that is updated actively through surveys and information gathered, to have the most recent information presented.

References

^ "Fire Departments | Lower Paxton Township, PA". www.lowerpaxton-pa.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
^ Company #1, Linglestown Fire. "Linglestown Fire Company". Linglestown Fire Company. Retrieved 2023-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Koons Park". Lower Paxton Township, PA. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
^ "Dauphin County drafts plan to reduce congestion - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
^ "Business momentum builds in Linglestown - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
^ Bureau, US Census. "Search Results". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-02-28. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[1] "Fire Departments | Lower Paxton Township, PA". www.lowerpaxton-pa.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-14.

[2] Company #1, Linglestown Fire. "Linglestown Fire Company". Linglestown Fire Company. Retrieved 2023-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] "Koons Park". Lower Paxton Township, PA. Retrieved 2023-02-14.

[4] "Dauphin County drafts plan to reduce congestion - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

[5] "Business momentum builds in Linglestown - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

[6] Bureau, US Census. "Search Results". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-02-28. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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