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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 the late 19th and early 20th century. The Laurel Run mine fire started near the village of Georgetown in ...
Mar. 29—WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A project to convert a former high school on Casey Avenue into an apartment building for senior citizens is nearing completion. Developer Joe Rinkus is in the final ...
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.
Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, United States: Coordinates: Address: 29 Wyoming Valley Mall: Opening date: 1971 [1] [2] Developer: Crown Construction Company [3] Owner: Wyoming Valley Realty Holding LLC (4th Dimension Properties) [4] [5] No. of stores and services: 70 [6]
Jan. 8—WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Township Police Chief Will Clark said Mayor Carl Kuren is a model for all other municipal leaders. "Few demonstrate the high level of dedication and devotion as a ...
Aug. 22—WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Residents of Wilkes-Barre Township will party like it's 1774 this weekend, celebrating the town's 250th anniversary. Mayor Carl Kuren, who is in his seventh 4-year ...
Over two dozen Hanover Township residents were killed in the fight. [3] The original township occupied all the land from Wilkes-Barre to Newport Township, and all the land between the Susquehanna River and the Lehigh River. In the 19th century, the original township downsized when sections of it broke away to form new municipalities, including ...
Thomas Zedolik, Wilkes-Barre Township zoning officer, said that drawings were also submitted for an Aldi store that will occupy part of the former Kmart in the same plaza. Site work has begun for ...