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Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Wilkes-Barre is a city in the State of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County. It is one of the principal cities in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley it is second only to the nearby city of Scranton. The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census making it the fourth largest metro/statistical area in the state of Pennsylvania. Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding Wyoming Valley are framed by the Pocono Mountains to the east, the Endless Mountains to the west and the Lehigh Valley to the south. The Susquehanna River flows through the center of the valley and defines the northwestern border of the city.

Wilkes-Barre was founded in 1769 and formally incorporated in 1806. The city grew rapidly after the discovery of nearby coal reserves and the arrival of hundreds of thousands of immigrants. The city reached the height of its prosperity in the first half of the 20th century when its population reached just over 86,000. Following World War II, the city's economy declined and the Knox Mine disaster accelerated this trend when large portions of the area's coal mines were flooded. Today the city has a population of 41,498, making it the 13th largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

History:

The Wyoming Valley was first inhabited by the Shawanese and Delaware Indian tribes in the early 18th century. By 1769, a group led by John Durkee became the first Europeans to reach the area. The settlement was named Wilkes-Barre after John Wilkes and Isaac Barré, two British members of Parliament who supported colonial America.

The initial settlers were aligned with Connecticut, which had a claim on the land that rivaled Pennsylvania's. Armed men loyal to Pennsylvania twice attempted to evict the residents of Wilkes-Barre in what came to be known as the Pennamite Wars. After the American Revolution, the conflict was resolved so that the settlers retained title to their lands but transferred their allegiance to Pennsylvania.

In 1797, several decades after the city's founding, Louis Philippe, later the King of France from 1830 to 1840, stayed in Wilkes-Barre while traveling to the French Asylum settlement.

Wilkes-Barre's population exploded due to the discovery of anthracite coal in the 19th century, which gave the city the nickname of "The Diamond City". Hundreds of thousands of immigrants flocked to the city, seeking jobs in the numerous mines and collieries that sprung up. The Vulcan Iron Works was a well-known manufacturer of railway locomotives from 1849 to 1954.

During Wilkes-Barre's reign as an industrial and economic force in America, a number of franchises decided to plant their roots in the city, such as Woolworth's, Sterling Hotels, Planter's Peanuts, Miner's Bank, Bell Telephone, HBO, Luzerne National Bank, and Stegmaier. In addition, the demolished Old Fell House on Northampton St is believed to be the first place in the entire world Anthracite was burned for heat.

It is said that Babe Ruth hit one of the longest home runs in history in Wilkes-Barre early in the 20th century. This statement is quoted from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News page: "On October 12, 1926, Babe Ruth visited Wilkes-Barre's Artillery Park to play in an exhibition game between Hughestown and Larksville. Suiting up for Hughestown, the Yankee slugger challenged Larksville's hurler Ernie Corkran to throw him his 'best stuff'—a fastball right down the heart of the plate. Corkran obliged and Ruth crushed the pitch into deep right field. When the ball cleared the fence, a good 400 feet away from home plate, it was still rising. It finally landed in Kirby Park on the far side of a high school running track. Ruth himself was so impressed by the feat that he asked for his homer to be measured. Originally estimated at 650 feet, the prodigious blast is considered to be the longest home run in baseball's storied history."

Geburt

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	Nachname, Taufnamen	Geburt		Personen-Kennung
1	Flyte, Annabelle F.	26 Nov 1917	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA	I115710
2	Pudwill, Maria Genevieve - wife of	23 Sep 1924	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA	I136300

Tod

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	Nachname, Taufnamen	Tod		Personen-Kennung
1	Fahringer, Hannah Elizabeth	8 Jan 1944	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA	I239606
2	Miller, Angeline	3 Dez 1909	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA	I239598
3	Rustay, Byron Tinsley	29 Aug 1941	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA	I239575
4	Rustay, George Washington	14 Sep 1936	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA	I239577
5	Tinsley, A. Evaline	17 Apr 1903	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA	I239578

Beerdigung

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	Nachname, Taufnamen	Beerdigung		Personen-Kennung
1	Miller, Angeline	6 Dez 1909	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA	I239598
2	Rustay, George Washington	16 Sep 1936	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA	I239577
3	Tinsley, A. Evaline		Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA	I239578