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  2. North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    North Versailles (/ v ɜːr ˈ s eɪ l z / vur-SAYLZ) is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,079 at the 2020 census. [2] The township derives its name from the Palace of Versailles. [3]

  3. List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic ...

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    The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) Historic Landmark plaque program was begun in 1968 in order to identify architecturally significant structures and significant pieces of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States's local heritage throughout Allegheny County. Nominations are reviewed by the private non-profit foundation's ...

  4. Library, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Library is an unincorporated community in South Park Township, Pennsylvania along Brownsville Road. Originally known as Loafer's Hollow, it was renamed Library by its residents in honor of the first library in the area, founded by John Moore in 1833. [1] [2] South of Library, the original course of Brownsville Road continues as Pennsylvania ...

  5. Versailles, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Versailles (/ v ɜːr ˈ s eɪ l z / vur-SAYLZ [3]) is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2020 census , the population was 1,476. [ 4 ]

  6. History of libraries - Wikipedia

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    The history of libraries began with the first efforts to organize collections of documents.Topics of interest include accessibility of the collection, acquisition of materials, arrangement and finding tools, the book trade, the influence of the physical properties of the different writing materials, language distribution, role in education, rates of literacy, budgets, staffing, libraries for ...

  7. List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of US places named after non-US places.In the case of this list, place means any named location that's smaller than a county or equivalent: cities, towns, villages, hamlets, neighborhoods, municipalities, boroughs, townships, civil parishes, localities, census-designated places, and some districts.

  8. History of the Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

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    A vignette of Versailles from the 1652 Paris map of Jacques Gomboust shows a traditional design: an entrance court with a corps de logis on the far western end, flanked by secondary wings on the north and south sides, and closed off by an entrance screen. Adjacent exterior towers were located at the four corners, with the entire structure ...

  9. Eastland Mall (North Versailles, Pennsylvania) - Wikipedia

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    Eastland Mall was a two-level, enclosed shopping mall located in North Versailles, Pennsylvania, situated on 57 acres (230,000 m 2) of land at the peak of a hill overlooking the Monongahela River. [1] The mall was home to such stores as Gimbels, J.C. Penney, F.W. Woolworth Company, and Gee Bee Department Stores. [1]