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These cities were a center of the Industrial Revolution in the United States with major steel mills and silk mills. Now the city has many service industries and even acts as a bedroom community for the nearby centers of [[New York City]] and [[Philadelphia]]. | These cities were a center of the Industrial Revolution in the United States with major steel mills and silk mills. Now the city has many service industries and even acts as a bedroom community for the nearby centers of [[New York City]] and [[Philadelphia]]. | ||
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| + | Allentown is the birthplace of several notable people, including: | ||
| + | * [[Lee Iacocca]], former chairman of [[Chrysler]] Corporation; | ||
| + | * [[Keith Jarrett]], [[jazz]] musician. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:56, September 13, 2018
Allentown is a conservative city in eastern Pennsylvania. After Philadelphia and Pittsburgh it is the third largest city in the state with a population of over 106,000.[1] It is twinned with Bethlehem and Easton in the Lehigh Valley to have a population of 740,000.
These cities were a center of the Industrial Revolution in the United States with major steel mills and silk mills. Now the city has many service industries and even acts as a bedroom community for the nearby centers of New York City and Philadelphia.
Allentown is the birthplace of several notable people, including:
- Lee Iacocca, former chairman of Chrysler Corporation;
- Keith Jarrett, jazz musician.