Williamsport, Pennsylvania
| Williamsport | |||
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| Nickname : Billtown | |||
 City Hall |
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| Location in Pennsylvania | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1769 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Lycoming County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 15 ′ N , 77 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
28,834 (as of 2016) 115,248 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 1,253.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 24.7 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 23.0 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 158 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 570 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-85312 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1213655 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofwilliamsport.org | ||
| Mayor : | Gabriel J. Campana | ||
 Lycoming County Courthouse |
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Williamsport is a city in the United States in the US state of Pennsylvania and the seat of the county council of Lycoming County .
General
Williamsport is on the west side of the Susquehanna River in the Appalachian Mountains . The population was 28,834 in 2016.
The city is known beyond Pennsylvania as the birthplace of the Little League . The venue for the annual Little League Baseball World Series is now in neighboring South Williamsport .
The first endpoint was Williamsport Tidewater pipeline , the first long-distance oil - pipeline in the world.
Economy and Infrastructure
Williamsport is the headquarters of Lycoming Engines , a well-known manufacturer of aircraft engines. The local airport is Williamsport Regional Airport .
sons and daughters of the town
- Ernest Callenbach (1929–2012), writer, journalist and university professor emeritus
- Alexander Cummings (1810–1879), politician and governor of the Colorado Territory from 1865 to 1867
- Robert Decker (1927–2005), volcanologist and geophysicist, university professor
- Allen E. Ertel (1937–2015), politician in the US House of Representatives
- Joanna Hayes (* 1976), hurdler and Olympic champion
- James Hall Huling (1844–1918), politician, member of the US House of Representatives
- George Benjamin Luks (1867–1933), painter
- Mike Mussina (* 1968), major league baseball player
- Cynthia A. Volkert (* 1960), German physicist
literature
- James P. Quigel, Louis E. Hunsinger: Gateway to the Majors: Williamsport and Minor League Baseball. Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park 2001.
Web links
Commons : Williamsport (Pennsylvania) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Stories from PA History: "Striking Oil". Access date: April 15, 2020.
- ↑ http://www.oilheritage.com/history/history.htm