Wilkes-Barre

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Wilkes-Barre is a small city in northeastern Pennsylvania known for its location along the Susquehanna River and its historical ties to coal mining and industry.

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Wilkes-Barre canonical 48

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 272
570
climate humid continental climate
country United States
countySeatOf Luzerne County
distanceTo approximately 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia
approximately 120 miles west of New York City
economicSector education
healthcare
service industry
experiencedEvent 1972 Hurricane Agnes flooding
foundingYear 1770
governmentType mayor–council
hasCulturalVenue F. M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
hasMinorLeagueBaseballTeam Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
hasNickname The Diamond City
hasProfessionalSportsTeam Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
hasRiverFeature Susquehanna River levee system
hasSportsVenue Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
hasUniversity King's College
Wilkes University
historicalIndustry anthracite coal mining
manufacturing
historicalSignificance center of anthracite coal industry
incorporatedAsBorough 1806
incorporatedAsCity 1871
locatedIn Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
locatedInRegion Northeastern Pennsylvania
locatedNear Scranton
locatedOnRiver Susquehanna River
namedAfter Isaac Barré
John Wilkes
nearAirport Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
partOf Wyoming Valley
partOfCombinedStatisticalArea Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton CSA
partOfMetropolitanArea Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area
postalCodePrefix 187
region Coal Region of Pennsylvania
servedByHighway Interstate 476
Interstate 81
Pennsylvania Route 309
U.S. Route 11
state Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Kirby Park city Wilkes-Barre
Parsons partOf Wilkes-Barre
Parsons locatedIn Wilkes-Barre
Parsons city Wilkes-Barre
Parsons isWithinCityLimitsOf Wilkes-Barre
Miners Mills locatedIn Wilkes-Barre
Miners Mills postalAddressCity Wilkes-Barre
Miners Mills isSubdivisionOf Wilkes-Barre
Miners Mills hasCountySeatCity Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County countySeat Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County largestCity Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County containsCity Wilkes-Barre
South Wilkes-Barre locatedIn Wilkes-Barre
South Wilkes-Barre hasPostalCity Wilkes-Barre
Wyoming Valley containsCity Wilkes-Barre
Wyoming Valley hasLargestCity Wilkes-Barre
King's College city Wilkes-Barre
Peter Bohlin workLocation Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins city Wilkes-Barre
Northeastern Pennsylvania hasCity Wilkes-Barre
Eastern Pennsylvania hasMajorCity Wilkes-Barre
subject linked to: eastern Pennsylvania
Pittston locatedNear Wilkes-Barre
Larksville locatedNear Wilkes-Barre
Dallas Township locatedNear Wilkes-Barre
Bufalino crime family territory Wilkes-Barre
AVP servesCity Wilkes-Barre
KAVP servesCity Wilkes-Barre
Jenkins Township nearCity Wilkes-Barre
Jenkins Township adjacentTo Wilkes-Barre
Nanticoke locatedNear Wilkes-Barre
Hanover Township locatedNear Wilkes-Barre
Plains Township adjacentTo Wilkes-Barre
Plains Township near Wilkes-Barre
Edwardsville locatedNear Wilkes-Barre
Edwardsville isResidentialSuburbOf Wilkes-Barre
Plains locatedNear Wilkes-Barre
Plains isSuburbOf Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre Barons representedCity Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins city Wilkes-Barre
subject linked to: WBS