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www .wilkes-barre .city. Wilkes-Barre ( / ˈwɪlksbɛər / WILKS-bair or /- bɛəri / -bair-ee) is a city in and the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It is the second-largest city, after ...
The Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad, more commonly known as the Laurel Line, was a Pennsylvania third rail electric interurban streetcar line which operated commuter train service from 1903 to 1952, and freight service until 1976. Its main line ran from Scranton to Wilkes-Barre.
UTC−4 ( EDT) The Wyoming Valley is a historic industrialized region of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The region is historically notable for its influence in helping fuel the American Industrial Revolution with its many anthracite coal-mines. As a metropolitan area, it is known as the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, after its principal ...
May 31, 2024 at 9:19 PM. May 31—WILKES-BARRE — On behalf of Keystone Mission, Wilkes-Barre City Mayor George C. Brown on Friday announced the upcoming opening of the organization's overnight ...
Bill O Boyle, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. October 26, 2023 at 9:19 PM Oct. 26—WILKES-BARRE — Mayor George Brown on Thursday said it's a dream that took four years to come true.
Bill O Boyle, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. May 31, 2024 at 9:19 PM May 31—WILKES-BARRE — Several people who were ticketed or warned on Friday regarding parking on Public Square may soon ...
The Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Railway (also known as the Cannon Ball [1]) was an electric railway in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania connecting the cities of Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton. It operated from 1903 to 1933 using a third rail and had no grade crossings. It was approximately thirty miles long and had one tunnel between Warrior Run and ...
The Giants Despair Hillclimb is a hillclimb which was established in 1906 in Laurel Run, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, just southeast of its border to Wilkes-Barre Township. [2] The contest was first run in conjunction with Wilkes-Barre 's centennial celebration. [3] It is the oldest continuing motorsport event in Pennsylvania. [3]
Mar. 11—WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania American Water on Monday announced the start of a $4.3 million project to replace more than 14,500 feet of water main in the city of Wilkes-Barre....
Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania. / 41.22806°N 75.86833°W / 41.22806; -75.86833. Wilkes-Barre Township is a township with home rule status in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Wilkes-Barre. The population of the township was 3,219 at the 2020 census.