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163:enters the valley around
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786:Lower Makefield Township
188:Great Appalachian Valley
1501:Valleys of Pennsylvania
1466:Pennsylvania portal
781:Lower Macungie Township
499:Harrisburg–York–Lebanon
1054:Pennsylvania Highlands
380:Notable Pennsylvanians
173:Pennsylvania Route 372
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796:Lower Paxton Township
791:Lower Merion Township
544:Scranton‑Wilkes-Barre
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836:Northampton Township
554:Washington-Baltimore
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195:Chester Valley Trail
929:Allegheny Mountains
896:Warminster Township
881:Tredyffrin Township
811:Middletown Township
746:Cheltenham Township
494:Harrisburg–Carlisle
395:Tourist attractions
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771:Haverford Township
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939:Allegheny Plateau
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1039:Ohio Valley
954:Coal Region
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456:LGBT rights
416:Agriculture
385:State parks
350:Delegations
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169:Coatesville
133:Coatesville
125:Downingtown
95:Communities
71:Susquehanna
1480:Categories
1427:Washington
1382:Schuylkill
1342:Montgomery
1287:Lackawanna
1267:Huntingdon
1217:Cumberland
1197:Clearfield
1044:Oil Region
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806:McCandless
676:Pottsville
671:Pittsburgh
661:New Castle
656:McKeesport
631:Harrisburg
626:Greensburg
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355:Government
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446:Education
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591:Altoona
568:Hanover
539:Reading
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484:Altoona
441:Economy
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370:Geology
360:History
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165:Malvern
117:Malvern
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