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848:Zelienople
838:Washington
823:New Castle
678:Penn Hills
663:New Castle
638:McKeesport
633:McCandless
576:Pittsburgh
514:Washington
349:References
265:Pittsburgh
239:feature ID
131:79°45′02″W
128:40°06′15″N
1634:Footnotes
1625:Wickhaven
1525:Lake Lynn
1410:Rowes Run
1390:New Salem
1329:Deer Lake
1324:Chalkhill
1231:Nicholson
1211:Jefferson
1163:Townships
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1043:Uniontown
1020:Uniontown
874:Etymology
869:Education
833:Rostraver
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628:Hempfield
618:Cranberry
484:Armstrong
479:Allegheny
460:Jefferson
203:Time zone
1620:Whitsett
1595:Sagamore
1555:Melcroft
1530:Leckrone
1520:La Belle
1510:Isabella
1485:Fairbank
1400:Republic
1344:Fairhope
1339:Edenborn
1251:Saltlick
1246:Redstone
1226:Menallen
1191:Franklin
1176:Bullskin
1122:Ohiopyle
1064:Boroughs
953:Category
843:Wheeling
813:Lakehill
747:Airports
509:Lawrence
433:Maryland
424:Counties
296:valley.
249:Whitsett
191:Township
105:Whitsett
75:Whitsett
1590:Outcrop
1470:Collier
1460:Cardale
1364:Hopwood
1304:Allison
1286:Wharton
1271:Stewart
1221:Luzerne
1196:Georges
1092:Everson
889:History
864:Economy
723:Weirton
623:Hampton
603:Baldwin
588:15k–50k
543:Hancock
504:Indiana
499:Fayette
441:Garrett
242:1191364
184:Fayette
157:Country
1545:Martin
1540:Lowber
1395:Oliver
1359:Hiller
1201:German
1186:Dunbar
1117:Newell
1087:Dunbar
1082:Dawson
1030:Cities
929:Sports
914:People
857:Topics
793:Herron
778:Butler
773:Beaver
703:Shaler
683:Peters
613:Butler
538:Brooke
494:Butler
489:Beaver
251:is an
179:County
1615:White
1600:Uledi
1570:Moyer
1500:Hibbs
1415:Smock
1405:Ronco
1385:Naomi
1241:Perry
904:Media
733:White
713:Unity
698:Scott
318:Notes
231:(EDT)
229:UTC-4
208:UTC-5
196:Perry
167:State
1490:Gans
1445:Adah
1296:CDPs
879:Film
693:Ross
688:Plum
673:Penn
648:Moon
593:2010
591:(in
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304:The
237:GNIS
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