Reading Pennsylvania is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan statistical area, which includes Philadelphia, Camden, and other urban areas.
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24 Facts About Reading Pennsylvania
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Reading Pennsylvania is situated roughly halfway between the state's most populous city, Philadelphia, and the state capital, Harrisburg.
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Reading Pennsylvania Railroad is one of the four railroad properties in the classic United States version of the Monopoly board game.
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Reading Pennsylvania was one of the first localities where outlet shopping became a tourist industry.
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Colony of Reading Pennsylvania was a 1680 land grant from King Charles II of England to William Penn.
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President George Washington traveled to Reading Pennsylvania, and considered making it the emergency national capital, but chose Germantown instead.
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Census data showed that, from 1810 to 1950, Reading Pennsylvania was among the nation's top one hundred largest urban places.
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Reading Pennsylvania has its share of obstacles to overcome, namely crime.
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Climate in and around Reading Pennsylvania is variable, but relatively mild compared to areas further north.
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The Reading Pennsylvania area falls under the southern periphery of the hot-summer humid continental climate, with areas just to the south designated as a humid subtropical climate zone .
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Reading Pennsylvania becomes milder in the autumn, as the heat and humidity of summer relent to lower humidity and temperatures.
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Companies based in Reading Pennsylvania and surrounding communities include Boscov's, EnerSys, Carpenter, GK Elite Sportswear, Penske Truck Leasing, and Redner's Markets.
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Interstate 176 heads south from US 422 near Reading and leads to the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Morgantown.
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Freight rail service in Reading Pennsylvania is provided by the Norfolk Southern Railway, the Reading Pennsylvania Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad, and the East Penn Railroad.
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Reading Pennsylvania Hospital offers an emergency department with a Level I trauma center and various services including Cancer Care, Heart Center, Orthopedic Services, Pediatrics, Primary Care, and Women's Health.
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City of Reading Pennsylvania is protected by the 135 firefighters and paramedics of the Reading Pennsylvania Fire and EMS Department .
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Reading Pennsylvania is known for multiple sports franchises, all of which have a long history of success creating professional athletes at the highest levels.
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Reading Pennsylvania United AC, USL League Two affiliate of the Philadelphia Union, are considered one of the top amateur soccer teams in the United States.
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Reading Pennsylvania played host to a stop on the PGA Tour, the Reading Pennsylvania Open, in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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Reading Pennsylvania is the birthplace of graphic artist Jim Steranko, guitar virtuoso Richie Kotzen, novelist and poet John Updike, and poet Wallace Stevens.
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Reading Pennsylvania is home to the 17-time DCA world champion drum and bugle corps, The Reading Pennsylvania Buccaneers.
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Reading Pennsylvania was home to several movie and theater palaces in the early 20th century.
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Updike was born in Reading Pennsylvania and lived in nearby Shillington until he was thirteen.
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Reading Pennsylvania makes reference to the Brewer suburb of Mount Judge, equivalent to Mount Penn, east of Reading.
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