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Tarentum

American  
[tuh-ren-tuhm] / təˈrɛn təm /

noun

  1. ancient name of Taranto.


Tarentum British  
/ təˈrɛntəm /

noun

  1. the Latin name of Taranto

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Born April 22, 1928, in New York City as Estelle Nussbaum, Ms. Harris grew up in the city and later in the Pittsburgh suburb of Tarentum, Pa., where her father owned a candy store.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2022

Filo’s photography, including the famous image, won a Pulitzer Prize for the Valley Daily News and Daily Dispatch of Tarentum and New Kensington, Pa.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2020

The Allegheny River ice jam begins at the Springdale/Plum area and extends upriver past the Tarentum Bridge.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2018

Tarentum was once required to provide curb-side recycling, but it was eliminated after the borough’s population fell below 5,000.

From Washington Times • Apr. 1, 2017

When the Persians were at Tarentum Democedes succeeded in escaping.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max