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Wilkes-Barre: 6: Catlin Hall, Wilkes College: Catlin Hall, Wilkes College: March 16, 1972 : 92 South River Street: Wilkes-Barre: 7: Central Railroad of New Jersey Station: Central Railroad of New Jersey Station: May 12, 1975 : 31–35 South Baltimore Street
The River Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.The district includes 215 contributing buildings near downtown in Wilkes-Barre on Franklin St., River St., W. River St., W. Jackson St., W. Union St., W. Market St., W. Northampton St., W. South St., and W. Ross, St., and Barnum Pl. [2] The buildings were built between 1860 ...
The Susquehanna River and Wilkes-Barre Downtown Wilkes-Barre at night The Stegmaier Federal Building Roth Residence Hall McClintock Hall, built in 1841 According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km 2 ), of which 6.8 square miles (18 km 2 ) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2 ), or 4.60%, is water.
Nov. 2—WILKES-BARRE — The owners of three historic downtown properties were honored Wednesday by the Wilkes-Barré Preservation Society for their efforts to keep the city's architectural ...
Freeland is located 18 mi (29 km) south of Wilkes-Barre and 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Hazleton (in an agricultural region). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.66 square miles (1.7 km 2), all land. Foster Township completely encircles the borough.
The Susquehanna River reached a record high of 42.6 feet (13.0 meters) in Wilkes-Barre. The river topped the 40.9-foot (12.5-meter) level in flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes in 1972. However, unlike 1972, the levee system in Wilkes-Barre and several other communities held. Those municipalities without a levee system witnessed severe flooding.
Wilkes-Barre Fort: October 13, 1947: W corner of public sq., Main & Market Sts., Wilkes-Barre: Roadside American Revolution, Forts, Military William Camp Gildersleeve (1795-1871) October 16, 2004: 20 E Ross St., Wilkes-Barre
Apr. 9—A man who admitted to killing a Wilkes-Barre woman inside her residence has filed an appeal with the Pennsylvania Superior Court challenging his lengthy state prison sentence. Charles ...