Place:Luzerne, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameLuzerne
Alt namesHartsephsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42015383
TypeBorough
Coordinates41.284°N 75.893°W
Located inLuzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Luzerne is a borough located north of Wilkes Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, near the Susquehanna River. In the early years of the twentieth century, it had coal mines, a foundry, drill factories, flour and feed mills, a canning factory, and a silk mill. In 1900, 3,817 people lived here; in 1940, 7,082 people lived in Luzerne. The population was 2,845 at the 2010 census.

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