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'''Allentown''' is a city in eastern [[Pennsylvania]]. After [[Philadelphia]] and [[Pittsburgh]] it is the third largest city in the state with a population of over 106,000<ref>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/4202000.html|Allentown Population 2000 US Census]</ref>. It is twinned with Bethlehem and Easton in the Lehigh Valley to have a population of 740,000. | '''Allentown''' is a city in eastern [[Pennsylvania]]. After [[Philadelphia]] and [[Pittsburgh]] it is the third largest city in the state with a population of over 106,000<ref>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/4202000.html|Allentown Population 2000 US Census]</ref>. 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 | + | 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]]. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 04:18, January 28, 2009
Allentown is a 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.