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    Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the principal city of...
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    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,822. Its county seat is Hollidaysburg, and its largest city is Altoona. The county...
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    Engineering Landmark in 2004. Horseshoe Curve is 5 miles (8 km) west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Logan Township, Blair County. It sits at railroad milepost 242...
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    The Altoona Curve are a Minor League Baseball team based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, named after nearby Horseshoe Curve (but also alluding to the curveball...
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    Altoona-style pizza is a distinct type of pizza created in the city of Altoona, Pennsylvania, by the Altoona Hotel. The definitive characteristics of Altoona-style...
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    Altoona Works (also known as Altoona Terminal) is a large railroad industrial complex in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1850 and 1925 by the...
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  • Penn State Altoona is a commonwealth campus of The Pennsylvania State University located in Logan Township, Pennsylvania. It is one of four full-fledged...
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    Pennsylvania Railroad's (PRR) Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It hauled mainline passenger trains in Pennsylvania and commuter trains in Central New Jersey...
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  • the Allegheny Mountains were reached at a point that would become Altoona, Pennsylvania. To traverse the mountains, the line would climb a moderate grade...
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  • Altoona, a variant of "Altona", may refer to: Altoona, Alabama Altoona, Florida Altoona, Iowa Altoona, Kansas Altoona, Ohio Altoona, Pennsylvania Altoona...
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  • Altoona–Blair County Airport (IATA: AOO, ICAO: KAOO, FAA LID: AOO) is in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, 14 miles south of Altoona, in Blair County, Pennsylvania...
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  • brand known for making skateboarding shoes. Originally based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during its heyday it was cited as one of the world's most influential...
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  • Industries of America, Inc.; Orion II Model (PDF) (Report). Altoona, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Bus Testing and Research Center...
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    UPMC Altoona, located in downtown Altoona, Pennsylvania, is a 380-bed, non-profit, private community hospital system that contains more than 20 affiliated...
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    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located on the Juniata River, 5 miles (8 km) south of Altoona and is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, metropolitan...
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    The Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown (Latin: Dioecesis Altunensis-Johnstoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic...
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    642917 Pennsylvania Railroad 4876 was a GG1-class electric locomotive built in January 1939 at the PRR's Altoona Works in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United...
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  • 10) is a television station licensed to Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Johnstown–Altoona–State College market as an affiliate of CBS...
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  • The Altoona Mirror is a daily newspaper located in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is the hometown newspaper for Altoona, all of Blair County, and parts of surrounding...
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    Sheetz (category Altoona, Pennsylvania)
    dominant convenience store chain in much of Pennsylvania, holding a virtual monopoly in its native Altoona, and a commanding share of the Pittsburgh, Harrisburg...
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    Harry J. Anslinger (category People from Altoona, Pennsylvania)
    the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Anslinger was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1892. His father, of Swiss German origin, was Robert J. Anslinger...
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    K4 class locomotive built in May 1914 at PRR's Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania with the construction number 2825. The boiler barrel was bigger...
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    New York PRR 4913/Amtrak (4)913 — Railroaders Memorial Museum, Altoona, Pennsylvania PRR 4917/Amtrak 4934 — Leatherstocking Railway Museum, Cooperstown...
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    cathedral located at One Cathedral Square in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is within the boundaries of the Downtown Altoona Historic District, and was added to the...
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  • Darlie Routier (category People from Altoona, Pennsylvania)
    Ray, Phil (June 22, 2019). "Fingerprints in Routier case to be tested". Altoona Mirror. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved November...
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  • Altoona Area High School (AAHS) is the public high school for the Altoona Area School District in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The high school serves the communities...
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    Duncansville is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The population...
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    16111 Pennsylvania Railroad 7002 is a class "E7s" 4-4-2 "Atlantic" type steam locomotive built for the Pennsylvania Railroad by their own Altoona Works...
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  • Mindhunter (TV series) (category Television shows set in Pennsylvania)
    Mark Ocasek, a police officer from Altoona, Pennsylvania Joseph Cross as Benjamin Barnwright, a murder suspect in Altoona Marc Kudisch as Roger Wade, a Fredericksburg...
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    Peoples Natural Gas Field (category Buildings and structures in Altoona, Pennsylvania)
    baseball-only stadium in Altoona, Pennsylvania, that opened in 1999. It is the home ballpark of the Eastern League's Altoona Curve Minor League Baseball...
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