Wilkes-Barre
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Wilkes-Barre is a small city in northeastern Pennsylvania known for its location along the Susquehanna River and its historical ties to coal mining and industry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
272
ⓘ
570 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeatOf | Luzerne County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia
ⓘ
approximately 120 miles west of New York City ⓘ |
| economicSector |
education
ⓘ
healthcare ⓘ service industry ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent | 1972 Hurricane Agnes flooding ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1770 ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council ⓘ |
| hasCulturalVenue | F. M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinorLeagueBaseballTeam | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | The Diamond City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProfessionalSportsTeam | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiverFeature | Susquehanna River levee system ⓘ |
| hasSportsVenue | Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity |
King's College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilkes University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry |
anthracite coal mining
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | center of anthracite coal industry ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsBorough | 1806 ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 1871 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Luzerne County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northeastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Scranton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Susquehanna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Isaac Barré
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Wilkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearAirport | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wyoming Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCombinedStatisticalArea | Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton CSA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | 187 ⓘ |
| region | Coal Region of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByHighway |
Interstate 476
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 81 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Route 309 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Pennsylvania