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(Encyclopedia) Hershey, uninc. city (2020 pop. 13,858), Dauphin co., S central Pa.; founded 1903 as a planned community for workers at the Hershey Corp…Hicks, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Hicks, Thomas, 1823–90, American portrait painter, b. Newtown, Pa. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and abroad, where he lived for several years. He settled in…Brainerd, David
(Encyclopedia) Brainerd, DavidBrainerd, Davidbrāˈnərd [key], 1718–47, missionary to the Native Americans, b. Haddam, Conn. Licensed to preach in 1742, he spent his brief years among the Native…bluestone
(Encyclopedia) bluestone, common name for the blue, crystalline heptahydrate of cupric sulfate called chalcanthite, a minor ore of copper. It also refers to a fine-grained, light to dark colored blue…Abbey, Edwin Austin
(Encyclopedia) Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852–1911, American illustrator and painter, b. Philadelphia, studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Employed by Harper & Brothers, he was sent…Bryn Mawr College
(Encyclopedia) Bryn Mawr College, at Bryn Mawr, Pa; undergraduate for women, graduate coeducational; opened 1885 by the Society of Friends, with a bequest from Joseph W. Taylor of Burlington, N.J.…Reading, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Reading.Readingrĕdˈĭng [key] 1 Town (1990 pop. 22,539), Middlesex co., NE Mass., a suburb of Boston; settled 1639, set off from Lynn and inc. 1644. Printing is the major industry. A…Delaware, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) DelawareDelawaredĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], river, c.280 mi (450 km) long, rising in the Catskill Mts., SE N.Y., in east and west branches, which meet at Hancock. It flows SE along the New…Henri, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Henri, RobertHenri, Roberthĕnˈrī [key], 1865–1929, American painter and teacher, b. Cincinnati as Robert Henry Cozad. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1888…Scranton, PA Demographic Statistics
NumberPercentTotal population76,415100.0SEX AND AGEMale35,54346.5Female40,87253.5Under 5 years4,0355.35 to 9 years4,4225.810 to 14 years4,6316.115 to 19 years6,0077.920 to 24 years6,2178.125 to…Trending
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