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(Encyclopedia) Three Mile Island, site of a nuclear power plant 10 mi (16 km) south of Harrisburg, Pa. On Mar. 28, 1979, failure of the cooling system of the No. 2 nuclear reactor led to overheating…Susquehanna
(Encyclopedia) SusquehannaSusquehannasəskwĭhănˈə [key], river, 444 mi (715 km) long, rising in Otsego Lake, at Cooperstown, N.Y., and zigzagging SE and SW through E central Pa. to Chesapeake Bay near…Houston
(Encyclopedia) Houston, city (2020 pop. 2,304,580), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Harrisburg…Frank Crawford SITES, Congress, PA (1864-1935)
SITES Frank Crawford , A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pa., December 24, 1864; moved with his parents to Harrisburg, Pa., in 1875; attended the public…John Crain KUNKEL, Congress, PA (1898-1970)
KUNKEL John Crain , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Harrisburg, July 21, 1898; attended Harrisburg Academy, Harrisburg, Pa. and Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; graduated from Yale…John Conrad BUCHER, Congress, PA (1792-1851)
BUCHER John Conrad , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Harrisburg, Pa., December 28, 1792; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in…Robert HARRIS, Congress, PA (1768-1851)
HARRIS Robert , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Harris Ferry (now Harrisburg), Pa., September 5, 1768; was reared on a farm; attended the public schools; assisted in establishing…Benjamin Franklin MEYERS, Congress, PA (1833-1918)
MEYERS Benjamin Franklin , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near New Centerville, Somerset County, Pa., July 6, 1833; attended Somerset Academy and Jefferson College, Canonsburg (now…William Henry MILLER, Congress, PA (1829-1870)
MILLER William Henry , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Landisburg, Perry County, Pa., February 28, 1829; attended the public schools in Landisburg, Pa., and a private school in…Richard Jacobs HALDEMAN, Congress, PA (1831-1886)
HALDEMAN Richard Jacobs , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Harrisburg, Pa., May 19, 1831; pursued an academic course, and was graduated from Yale College in 1851; attended Heidelberg…Trending
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