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Two years ago, voters in Dillsburg approved a referendum to allow alcohol sales in the borough. A citizens group in Upper Allen Township is circulating petitions aimed at putting a similar referendum before the township's voters.

Dozens of communities across Central Pennsylvania ban the sales of alcoholic beverages, in many cases dating back to the era of Prohibition.

In some cases, a community had allowed alcohol sales, but later enacted a ban through the same petition-referendum process that a citizens group in Upper Allen Township is using in hopes of ending that township's ban on liquor.

Referendums to allow the retail sale of liquor in both Dallastown and Dillsburg passed in 2013.

Petitions to end a liquor ban in Windsor Township, York County, are being circulated largely for the same reasons as the drive in Upper Allen.

Besides Upper Allen, these communities in Cumberland County also ban the sales of alcohol:

Camp Hill, Newburg, Newville and Shiremanstown boroughs and Dickinson, Lower Mifflin, North Newton, South Newton, Southhampton, Upper Franklin, Upper Mifflin and West Pennsboro townships.

Here's a look at dry communities in other counties in Central Pennsylvania

Dauphin County:

Berrysburg, Penbrook and Conewago Township.

Lancaster County

Akron borough and Caernarvon, Colerain, Drumore, East Drumore, Eden, Fulton, Little Britain, Providence, Strasburg and West Earl townships.

Lebanon County

Cleona, North Annville and South Annville townships.

Perry County

Blain, New Bloomfield and Landisburg boroughs and Jackson, North East Madison, Rye, Saville, Toboyne, Tuscarora, Tyrone and Wheatfield townships.

York County

Cross Roads, Dover, East Prospect, Fawn Grove, Felton, Franklintown, Jacobus, Lewisberry, Loganville, Manchester, Shrewsbury, Wellsville, Windsor, Winterstown, Yoe and Yorkana boroughs. Also, Chanceford, Conewago, East Hopewell, Fawn, Franklin, Lower Chanceford, Lower Windsor, Manheim, Monaghan, North Hopewell, Springfield, Washington and Windsor townships.