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Place Name
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Blairsville
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Pronunciation
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BLERS-vil
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Place Status (Type)
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borough
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Population
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3,595 (1990)
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Location
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Indiana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°25'N
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Longitude
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79°15'W
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Blairsville
(BLERS-vil), borough (1990 pop. 3,595), Indiana (IN)
co., SW central Pa., 10 mi/16 km NNE of
Latrobe, on Conemaugh R. (bridged); 40°25'N 79°15'W. Mfg.
(fertilizer, electronic prods., fasteners, seamless tubing for nuclear
reactors, machinery); mining (bituminous coal); stone quarries; agr.
(corn, hay; livestock, poultry; dairying). Canal and turnpike center
(c.1830). Blacklick Creek 2 mi/3.2 km W.
Keystone State Park to SW; Chestnut Ridge to E. Settled c.1792, laid
out c.1819, inc. 1825.
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