Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

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city municipality

Wilkes-Barre is a small industrial city in northeastern Pennsylvania known historically for its coal mining heritage and location in the Wyoming Valley along the Susquehanna River.

Aliases (2)

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania ×52
Downtown Wilkes-Barre ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	United States →
county	Luzerne County →
foundingYear	1770 →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasAirport	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport →
hasAreaCode	272 → 570 →
hasCulturalVenue	F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts →
hasHigherEducationInstitution	King's College → Wilkes University →
hasNeighborhood	Downtown Wilkes-Barre → Heights → Miners Mills → Parsons → South Wilkes-Barre →
hasPark	Kirby Park →
hasRiverFeature	Susquehanna River levee system →
hasSportsVenue	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza →
historicalIndustry	anthracite coal → coal mining → manufacturing →
incorporatedAsBorough	1806 →
incorporatedAsCity	1871 →
isCountySeatOf	Luzerne County →
knownFor	coal mining heritage → location in Wyoming Valley → proximity to the Susquehanna River →
locatedIn	Wyoming Valley →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton metropolitan area →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	Scranton, Pennsylvania →
locatedOnRiver	Susquehanna River →
namedAfter	Isaac Barré → John Wilkes →
partOf	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area → Wyoming Valley West region →
postalCodePrefix	18701 → 18702 → 18703 → 18704 → 18705 →
region	Northeastern Pennsylvania →
state	Pennsylvania →
transportHubFor	Interstate 81 NERFINISHED → Pennsylvania Route 309 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Joseph L. Mankiewicz → Mary Jo Kopechne →	placeOfBirth
AIME →	foundingLocation
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania ("Downtown Wilkes-Barre") →	hasNeighborhood
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson ("Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania") →	headquartersLocation
Hurricane Agnes (1972) ("Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania") →	impactedCity
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson ("Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania") →	officeLocation
Susquehanna River ("Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania") →	passesThrough