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549:Grindle, Roger (October 1, 1976).
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435:Monument to Colonel James Anderson
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195: /
171:Coordinates
1607:Categories
1476:Pittsburgh
1440:Washington
1395:Schuylkill
1355:Montgomery
1300:Lackawanna
1280:Huntingdon
1230:Cumberland
1210:Clearfield
892:television
691:Courthouse
668:Government
607:Museum Lab
561:October 9,
443:References
180:40°27′11″N
1516:Southwest
1506:Northwest
1501:Northeast
1481:Lancaster
1305:Lancaster
1290:Jefferson
1123:Armstrong
1118:Allegheny
953:Nicknames
933:Hospitals
845:Green Man
746:Education
736:Libraries
686:City Hall
369:in 1974.
224:Architect
183:80°0′19″W
1582:Category
1410:Sullivan
1405:Somerset
1330:Lycoming
1310:Lawrence
1265:Franklin
1240:Delaware
1225:Crawford
1220:Columbia
1148:Bradford
999:Category
909:timeline
883:Filming
804:HYP Club
761:Regional
711:InterGov
611:Archived
490:July 10,
341:Braddock
256:74001736
160:Location
1553:covered
1549:Bridges
1455:Wyoming
1430:Venango
1360:Montour
1345:Mifflin
1325:Luzerne
1315:Lebanon
1295:Juniata
1285:Indiana
1255:Fayette
1235:Dauphin
1215:Clinton
1205:Clarion
1183:Chester
1168:Cameron
1163:Cambria
1133:Bedford
943:Museums
899:History
862:Dialect
840:theatre
830:Culture
771:Economy
741:Transit
726:Sheriff
701:Council
676:Airport
517:July 2,
373:Gallery
332:.
219:1886–90
1435:Warren
1400:Snyder
1390:Potter
1350:Monroe
1340:Mercer
1335:McKean
1320:Lehigh
1275:Greene
1270:Fulton
1260:Forest
1178:Centre
1173:Carbon
1158:Butler
1128:Beaver
1049:Topics
980:Sports
963:Region
867:Yinzer
716:Police
706:Events
1511:South
1496:North
1445:Wayne
1425:Union
1420:Tioga
1375:Perry
1198:South
1193:North
1153:Bucks
1143:Blair
1138:Berks
1113:Adams
938:Media
887:films
751:Parks
696:Mayor
536:(PDF)
511:(PDF)
216:Built
1521:West
1460:York
1385:Pike
1250:Erie
1188:East
904:name
874:Flag
756:Port
731:Fire
619:2019
589:2024
563:2022
519:2010
492:2010
320:and
292:The
286:1970
229:Pelz
208:Area
1245:Elk
251:No.
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