Altoona

[ al-too-nuh ]

/ ælˈtu nə /

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a city in central Pennsylvania.

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The lines included into the speech solely to appeal to 35-50-year-old white women living in Altoona, Penn.
What If Mitt Romney Said What He Really Thought Thursday Night|Matt Latimer|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The town of Altoona, Pa., is renaming itself POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, PA.
Morgan Spurlock's Juicy Movie Sponsor|Lynda Resnick|April 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
From Altoona to Harrisburg, 132 miles, we rattled along in two hours and forty-three minutes.
Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. II (of 2)|W. H. Russell
The second division of industrial activity at Altoona is the locomotive repair shop.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford

Of this number four have been erected in Altoona and three in Tyrone City alone.
History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley|U. J. (Uriah James) Jones
As in most of the southland, the customs of the Negro in Altoona abounded in superstition and ignorance.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
Food stuffs which were raised on the farm at Altoona were: corn, peanuts, white potatoes and peas.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration