Williamsport

[ wil-yuhmz-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ ˈwɪl yəmzˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

a city in central Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.

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He was subsequently ordered to detach two regiments, as guard for trains near Williamsport.
From Manassas to Appomattox|James Longstreet
The Susquehanna was booming and kept on rising rapidly, but the people of Williamsport did not seem to be particularly alarmed.
History of the Johnstown Flood|Willis Fletcher Johnson
We remained at Williamsport until the morning of the 15th, when the pursuit commenced.
Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers|J. Newton Terrill
Such of the wounded as could be moved, and part of the arms collected on the field, were ordered to Williamsport.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital|John Beauchamp Jones

While crossing the Williamsport and Hagerstown road they came upon Longstreet's ammunition train.
Following the Flag|Charles Carleton Coffin