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125:Coordinates
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860:Pittsburgh
824:Washington
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739:Montgomery
684:Lackawanna
664:Huntingdon
614:Cumberland
594:Clearfield
371:2012-01-21
351:2012-01-21
288:References
214:guardhouse
137:77°10′42″W
134:40°11′52″N
900:Southwest
890:Northwest
885:Northeast
865:Lancaster
689:Lancaster
674:Jefferson
507:Armstrong
502:Allegheny
284:in 1974.
272:filmstrip
239:in 1974.
966:Category
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789:Somerset
714:Lycoming
694:Lawrence
649:Franklin
624:Delaware
609:Crawford
604:Columbia
532:Bradford
226:Carlisle
193:74001778
178:Built by
114:Location
937:covered
933:Bridges
839:Wyoming
814:Venango
744:Montour
729:Mifflin
709:Luzerne
699:Lebanon
679:Juniata
669:Indiana
639:Fayette
619:Dauphin
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589:Clarion
567:Chester
552:Cameron
547:Cambria
517:Bedford
253:Hessian
819:Warren
784:Snyder
774:Potter
734:Monroe
724:Mercer
719:McKean
704:Lehigh
659:Greene
654:Fulton
644:Forest
562:Centre
557:Carbon
542:Butler
512:Beaver
433:Topics
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880:North
829:Wayne
809:Union
804:Tioga
759:Perry
582:South
577:North
537:Bucks
527:Blair
522:Berks
497:Adams
366:(PDF)
357:Note:
170:Built
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844:York
769:Pike
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216:and
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162:Area
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