Wilkinsburg
Americannoun
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Weidman, a Springfield resident since 1975, was born in Wilkinsburg, Pa. He was a Vietnam War aviator and later transitioned to aeronautical engineering.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2020
Elwood would slaughter chickens and transport them to places like Wilkinsburg, New Kensington and East Liberty, Chicka said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2019
Those who remain are more likely to be poor: The poverty rate among Wilkinsburg families rose to 20.9 percent in 2016, from 14.3 percent in 1990.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2018
What’s missing in Wilkinsburg is investments in people with real links to black-owned businesses, entrepreneurs and historically black institutions, which cultivate conditions for economic and social growth.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2018
There was a Presbyterian "meeting-house" two miles east of Wilkinsburg, where a large, wealthy congregation worshipped.
From Half a Century by Swisshelm, Jane Grey Cannon
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