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In June 1778, a 700 wagon caravan escorted the Liberty Bell on its return to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Allentown along Towamencin's Allentown Road. Nine months earlier, when British troops threatened to capture the city, the bell had been whisked in |
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In 1909 the first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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Actor Jimmy Stewart was born and raised in the town of Indiana, Pennsylvania. Each year at Christmas the downtown area is decorated in the theme of the film "It's a Wonderful Life". |
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