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Reading (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 20 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.3333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 075 55 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -75.9167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Schuylkill river; was laid out on land owned by sons of William Penn; manufactured cannon in Revolutionary War; grew with iron & steel industries & development of canals & railroad; sent troops to defend federal capital in Civil War. |
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| Reading (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for town in Berkshire, England, that was hometown of Penn family, who owned the land |
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Berks (county) (P) |
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Reading (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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laid out in 1748 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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since 1752 |
| industrial center (C) |
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for iron & steel since late 18th cen., later for automobiles, bicycles, textiles, hosiery, electronic equipment & bricks |
| educational center (C) |
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