Williamsport

[ wil-yuhmz-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ ˈwɪl yəmzˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

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noun

a city in central Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.

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The Williamsport area, for instance, is home to several small colleges and midsize hospitals that sustain a professional class poised for growth.
The fracking boom is over. Where did all the jobs go?|Colin Jerolmack|July 1, 2021|MIT Technology Review
A faded former lumber town between the Susquehanna River and the Appalachian foothills, Williamsport has the modest claim to fame of hosting the annual Little League World Series.
The fracking boom is over. Where did all the jobs go?|Colin Jerolmack|July 1, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Williamsport’s population has declined by more than one-third in the past 60 years.
The fracking boom is over. Where did all the jobs go?|Colin Jerolmack|July 1, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Dan Klingerman, who built Williamsport’s Marcellus Energy Park, insisted to me at the time that the industry wasn’t in retreat, yet he quietly closed his oilfield trucking company.
The fracking boom is over. Where did all the jobs go?|Colin Jerolmack|July 1, 2021|MIT Technology Review

While crossing the Williamsport and Hagerstown road they came upon Longstreet's ammunition train.
Following the Flag|Charles Carleton Coffin
There was a short delay, then he found himself in the presence of the colonel commanding at Williamsport.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
It was two o'clock of a moonlight night when Captain Marchmont and his troopers took the road to Williamsport.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
It is my duty to conduct you to Williamsport headquarters, and to report the matter to the colonel commanding.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
Six miles down the river, over on the Maryland side, was Williamsport, with an infantry command and with artillery.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston