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Benjamin Franklin Hotel, opened on January 14, 1925, named for
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1385:Wyoming
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1290:Montour
1275:Mifflin
1255:Luzerne
1245:Lebanon
1225:Juniata
1215:Indiana
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1165:Dauphin
1145:Clinton
1135:Clarion
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1098:Cameron
1093:Cambria
1063:Bedford
426:Hotel.
298:History
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1330:Snyder
1320:Potter
1280:Monroe
1270:Mercer
1265:McKean
1250:Lehigh
1205:Greene
1200:Fulton
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1355:Union
1350:Tioga
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1073:Blair
1068:Berks
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366:Hotel
215:Built
1451:West
1390:York
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1180:Erie
1118:East
825:2023
788:ISBN
757:ISSN
729:ISBN
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