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121:Sanctioned
118:Designated
917:Categories
821:References
730:Schuylkill
725:Shenandoah
685:Lackawanna
592:Pittsburgh
554:Cumberland
527:New Castle
483:Millbourne
466:Schuylkill
396:Harrisburg
374:Greenville
63:contiguous
59:bankruptcy
796:Allegheny
641:Allegheny
597:Allegheny
575:Allegheny
505:Nanticoke
439:Johnstown
422:Allegheny
417:Homestead
313:Allegheny
291:Allegheny
247:Allegheny
204:Allegheny
133:Aliquippa
886:WTAJ-TV
769:Westfall
704:Shamokin
680:Scranton
614:Plymouth
549:Newville
532:Lawrence
488:Delaware
352:Franklin
286:Duquesne
269:Delaware
242:Clairton
226:Delaware
199:Braddock
177:Ambridge
752:Luzerne
658:Reading
619:Luzerne
510:Luzerne
444:Cambria
401:Dauphin
357:Cambria
330:Farrell
221:Chester
155:Altoona
115:County
86:Altoona
69:History
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872:26 May
844:26 May
636:Rankin
379:Mercer
335:Mercer
264:Colwyn
182:Beaver
138:Beaver
663:Berks
160:Blair
874:2015
846:2015
774:Pike
84:and
82:Erie
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