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2. George Town, Penang - Wikipedia

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   George Town is physically connected to mainland Malay Peninsula by two road bridges – the 13.5 km (8.4 mi) Penang Bridge and the 24 km (15 mi) Second Penang Bridge. [277] Within the city, the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway is an important thoroughfare that runs along its eastern seaboard, connecting the city centre with the two bridges and ...

3. History of George Town, Penang - Wikipedia

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   To this day, it has been agreed that the withdrawal and the covert evacuation of Europeans contributed to the loss of the British sense of invincibility, and that "the moral collapse of British rule in Southeast Asia came not in Singapore, but in Penang". [56] George Town fell to the Imperial Japanese Army on 19 December 1941, marking the start ...

4. Central George Town, Penang - Wikipedia

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   George Town's modern history dates back to 17 July 1786 when Francis Light first set foot at what is now Fort Cornwallis within the downtown area. Over time, the city expanded from the tip of the northeastern cape of Penang Island, eventually reaching its original city limits when it was granted city status in 1957.

5. Greater Penang Conurbation - Wikipedia

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   George Town is connected to mainland Seberang Perai by two bridges – the 13.5 km (8.4 mi) Penang Bridge and the 24 km (15 mi) long Second Penang Bridge. [21] The North-South Expressway , a 966 km (600 mi) expressway that stretches along the western part of Peninsular Malaysia , provides a direct link from Seberang Perai to Sungai Petani in ...

6. City Hall, George Town - Wikipedia

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   The Municipal Offices was renamed the City Hall in 1957, when George Town was declared a city by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Thus, the City Hall served as the seat of the George Town City Council until its eventual merger with the Penang Island Rural District Counci in 1974. Even after the consolidation of the local governments, Penangites ...

7. Pitt Street, George Town - Wikipedia

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   Pitt Street was named after William Pitt the Younger, who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain between 1783 and 1801.. When Captain Francis Light founded Penang Island in 1786, he renamed the island the Prince of Wales Island in honour of the Prince of Wales, the new settlement of George Town after King George III and the first street within the settlement after himself.