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958:Skyscrapers
852:Monroeville
772:Wilkinsburg
692:Murrysville
687:Mt. Lebanon
677:Monroeville
642:Bethel Park
313:PRT Transit
157: /
132:Coordinates
66:introducing
1657:Categories
1624:Cable cars
1603:Sacramento
1579:Sandcastle
1447:Story Land
1297:Cable cars
1276:Sacramento
1252:Sandcastle
1120:Story Land
918:Government
882:Zelienople
872:Washington
857:New Castle
712:Penn Hills
697:New Castle
672:McKeesport
667:McCandless
610:Pittsburgh
548:Washington
400:Story Land
311:, and one
263:U.S. Steel
221:suburb of
219:Pittsburgh
215:water park
145:79°55′41″W
142:40°23′53″N
1554:Aquopolis
1462:Mountasia
1437:Kennywood
1417:Tusenfryd
1227:Aquopolis
1135:Mountasia
1110:Kennywood
1090:Tusenfryd
908:Etymology
903:Education
867:Rostraver
842:Joe Hardy
832:Jefferson
817:Eddie Dew
662:Hempfield
652:Cranberry
518:Armstrong
513:Allegheny
494:Jefferson
385:Kennywood
284:wave pool
261:yard for
235:Kennywood
1607:San Jose
1280:San Jose
987:Category
877:Wheeling
847:Lakehill
781:Airports
543:Lawrence
467:Maryland
458:Counties
299:Location
259:railroad
113:Location
923:History
898:Economy
757:Weirton
657:Hampton
637:Baldwin
622:15k–50k
577:Hancock
538:Indiana
533:Fayette
475:Garrett
253:History
199:Website
62:improve
1635:Madrid
1612:Sydney
1483:Faunia
1308:Madrid
1285:Sydney
1156:Faunia
963:Sports
948:People
891:Topics
827:Herron
812:Butler
807:Beaver
737:Shaler
717:Peters
647:Butler
572:Brooke
528:Butler
523:Beaver
241:, and
183:Opened
938:Media
767:White
747:Unity
732:Scott
213:is a
170:Owner
47:, or
913:Film
727:Ross
722:Plum
707:Penn
682:Moon
627:2010
625:(in
486:Ohio
186:1989
562:in
503:in
484:in
465:in
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