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Utz Brands, Inc. (/ ˈ ʌ t s /), more commonly known as Utz, is an American snack food company [7] based in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The company produces a variety of potato chips, pretzels, and other snacks, with most products sold under their family of brands. Utz is also a snack supplier to warehouse clubs and merchandisers. [8]
Wilkes-Barre (/ ˈ w ɪ l k s b ɛər i / WILKS-bair-ee) is a city in and the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census.
Pennsylvania Route 115 (PA 115) is a 35.7-mile-long (57.5 km) north–south state highway in eastern Pennsylvania.It stretches from U.S. Route 209 (US 209) in Brodheadsville, Monroe County, northwest to Interstate 81 (I-81) and PA 309 near Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County.
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 ...
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 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.
The 1909 book A History of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania described Laurel Run as being "of considerable size and importance up to about thirty years ago". [7] However, in modern times, it is a "trickling flow of water". [10] Historically, the stream was used as a water supply by the Wilkes-Barre Water Company. [8]
Georgetown is located at 2]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.9 km 2), all land.Georgetown occupies most of the southwestern half of Wilkes-Barre Township and is bisected by I-81/PA 309.