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256:National Register of Historic Places
52:Clarion County Courthouse, June 2012
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16:United States historic place
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172:2 acres (0.81 ha)
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503:Contributing property
455:at Wikimedia Commons
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350:National Park Service
153:41.21528°N 79.38583°W
126:Clarion, Pennsylvania
305:Shelbyville, Indiana
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862:Susquehanna
812:Northampton
429:January 26,
245:clock tower
235:located in
156: /
132:Coordinates
1054:Categories
923:Pittsburgh
887:Washington
842:Schuylkill
802:Montgomery
747:Lackawanna
727:Huntingdon
677:Cumberland
657:Clearfield
397:2012-01-06
377:2012-01-16
323:References
229:courthouse
141:41°12′55″N
124:Main St.,
963:Southwest
953:Northwest
948:Northeast
928:Lancaster
752:Lancaster
737:Jefferson
570:Armstrong
565:Allegheny
258:in 1979.
249:sandstone
185:Architect
144:79°23′9″W
1029:Category
857:Sullivan
852:Somerset
777:Lycoming
757:Lawrence
712:Franklin
687:Delaware
672:Crawford
667:Columbia
595:Bradford
311:See also
208:79002208
121:Location
1000:covered
996:Bridges
902:Wyoming
877:Venango
807:Montour
792:Mifflin
772:Luzerne
762:Lebanon
742:Juniata
732:Indiana
702:Fayette
682:Dauphin
662:Clinton
652:Clarion
630:Chester
615:Cameron
610:Cambria
580:Bedford
262:History
237:Clarion
882:Warren
847:Snyder
837:Potter
797:Monroe
787:Mercer
782:McKean
767:Lehigh
722:Greene
717:Fulton
707:Forest
625:Centre
620:Carbon
605:Butler
575:Beaver
496:Topics
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892:Wayne
872:Union
867:Tioga
822:Perry
645:South
640:North
600:Bucks
590:Blair
585:Berks
560:Adams
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968:West
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832:Pike
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431:2014
233:jail
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