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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.
On January 20, 2010, the arena became Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza as part of a 10-year naming rights contract with the Mohegan Pennsylvania racetrack and casino. [9] It has been home to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL since 1999, and the former home of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers of the AF2 League.
G.A.R. Memorial Junior/Senior High School (commonly known throughout the area simply as 'G.A.R.') was a high school located on 250 South Grant Street, in Wilkes-Barre, located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. G.A.R. was both a junior and senior public high school, offering education to students in grades 7–12.
Mohegan Pennsylvania (formerly Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, then Mohegan Sun Pocono) is a racino located in Plains Township on the outskirts of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The casino features over 2,300 slots, live tables for blackjack, roulette and poker, and a sportsbook offering sports betting.
In 1806, a large portion of the territory broke away from the township to form the borough of Wilkes-Barre. Today, the township of Wilkes-Barre occupies a 1-by-3-mile (1.6 by 4.8 km) strip of land adjacent to the southeast border of what is now the city of Wilkes-Barre. Coal mining was a prominent industry in and around Wilkes-Barre Township in ...
Bill O Boyle, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. October 26, 2023 at 6:19 PM Brown was speaking at Thursday grand opening of Keystone Mission's new Innovation Center for Homeless & Poverty at the ...
Established in 1890 as Wilkes-Barre High School, the current school structure was scheduled to be built on the original school's site in 1905, but due to a flood—which flooded the entire basement and first floor—building had to be restarted. The building was opened unofficially on September 11, 1911, and formally dedicated in October 1912.
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