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47thPennVols (
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Pennsylvania Civil War and individual regiment histories and updates, history updates for various cities and counties, bios of notable Pennsylvanians, general edits as needed
49ersfanforlife (
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AAARanger5 (
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Abtmcm (
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Acronach (
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AdmiralKolchak (
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Aearthrise (
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Pennsylvania Dutch language .
All Is One (
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Allreet (
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Alpacaaviator (
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Alphageekpa (
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AltioraPeto (
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Arverniking (
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Auntieruth55 (
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Bbabybear02 (
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Bhockey10 (
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Blargh29 (
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bldfire (
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Bluestrike12 (
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BML0309 (
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Born of Iron (
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Bowie60 (
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BSA Archery (
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CaptainScratch (
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politics and
elections , though I might occasionally dabble into pages in connection to
government and
history every now and again.
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ChrisGriswold (
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Chsdrummajor07 (
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ClairSamoht (
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Cleveland Todd (
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Coemgenus (
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CrazedEwok (
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Crazypaco (
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Dddstone (
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DENAMAX (
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dhaluza (
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Dionysius Miller (
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Doomsdayer520 (
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contribs ) 14:53:47, 31 October 2019 (UTC) - Native and (almost) lifelong resident, can help with state highway system, state parks, state forests, recreation. Especially northwestern and north-central.
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Dough4872 (
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DrStrangelove64 (
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Dthomsen8 (
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Dudtz (
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EATC (
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Enigmaticjew (
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Esw01407 (
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Fachwerkhaus54 (
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Focus (
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Goldenfiremech (
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Goonsnick (
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Grsz11 (
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Hunter Kahn (
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HistorianAJG (
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Idonthaveagoodfeelingaboutthis (
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iloveheadbangingmusic (
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Instaurare (
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Internazionale (
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Itsasoa (
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ItsDaBunnyYT (
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James_xeno (
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Jasontromm (
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Jazatz2 (
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Jbs1985 (
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Jln Dlphk (
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jls211 (
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Jmpenzone (
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Joefromrandb (
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JohnnyAlbert10 (
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jstuby (
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KatieBU (
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KatieBU (
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Keystone18 (
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landryoliver (
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Leepaxton (
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Lemcke (
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Lilipo25 (
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Mareino (
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Marksdaly (
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Marphilly (
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MED usgswrd (
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Michael pirrello (
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Mjf3719 (
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Leesport and Greater
Berks County
Mr. Spencer Kinkelaar (
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Neagley (
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Netmouse (
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Newyorkadam (
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Notyourbroom (
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PAWiki (
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Peetlesnumber1 (
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Penndyl (
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Pennsylvania Penguin (
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Pier Snake (
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Plm209 (
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PonileExpress (
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Public_Thing (
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Ranger Ian (
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RedShiftPA (
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Ruhrfisch (
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Runningmaster28 (
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Rypcord (
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Hummelstown
SageTDS (
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Scott Mingus (
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Pennsylvania Civil War articles
ScouterSites (
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Scu ba (
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Sir_Joseph (
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Skabat169 (
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Slon02 (
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snowman304 (
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Squamate (
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Superken (
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SusquehannaMan (
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Technologysam (
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TartarTorte (
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Thebirdlover (
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TheTaraStark (
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Thisisbossi (
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contribs ) - Small fixes, assessments, and larger mods to
LanCo /
Berks area.
TJungli (
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Topshelver (
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Trey (
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Veg Mapper (
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UnkleFester (
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User1728 (
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VerruckteDan (
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Vishwin60 (
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Vmanjr (
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WeirdWikiGuy (
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Wildcat7176 (
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wikipeep 494 (
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Wrightchr (
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Writerchic99 (
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WTGDMan1986 (
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Buzzweiser196 (
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AWESOMEDUDE0614 (
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TwerkingLlama (
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Identity0x4d4444 (
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PYLrulz (
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CanonLawJunkie (
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Members of WikiProject Pennsylvania should place one of the following lines of
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Did You Know?
... that even though
Lower Merion Library System accounts for only 7% of the county's population, it accounts for over 20% of its circulation?
... that
Wendall Woodbury was the first
television anchor in the
United States to report on the unfolding
Three Mile Island accident in 1979?
... that
Early Archaic peoples used the
Houserville Site in
Pennsylvania ten millennia ago?
... that
John Pittenger , former
Pennsylvania Secretary of Education and
dean of
Rutgers School of Law–Camden , was the first
legislator to utilize
high school
legislative pages in the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives ?
... that in its heyday, the
historic
Mountain Springs Hotel in
Ephrata, Pennsylvania , hosted
U.S. Presidents
Lincoln ,
Grant , and
Buchanan ?
... that the
Ghost Town Trail in
Western Pennsylvania utilizes 36 miles (58 km) of donated and abandoned railroad and features many abandoned mining
ghost towns ?
... that
Teedyuscung , known as the King of the
Delawares , lost much of his territory to
colonial Pennsylvania in the
Walking Purchase and later sought retribution for the massive land loss?
... that the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania , stands on the site of a 1777
Second Continental Congress meeting?
... that the
Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 was a primary reason for the creation of a separate federal district to serve as the capital of the United States?
... that when the
Lackawanna Steel Co. moved from
Scranton, Pennsylvania , to
New York in 1902, its relocation led to the founding of
Lackawanna, New York ?
... that the
Photuris pennsylvanica (
pictured ) , a
species of
lightning bug , is
Pennsylvania 's
state insect ?
... that in 2006 the
Philadelphia City Council proclaimed "
Edie Huggins Day" in honor of her 40th anniversary as a
reporter and
journalist for
WCAU-TV ?
... that the
smallest Natural Area in Pennsylvania protects a stand of
box huckleberry , but another stand nearby is the oldest plant in the
United States ?
... that the
Pine Creek Path , a
Native American trail along
Pine Creek in
Pennsylvania , was later used by lumbermen, then its course was followed by a
railroad , and today it is a
rail trail (
pictured ) ?
... that
Congregation Beth Israel , a
Conservative
synagogue in
Lebanon, Pennsylvania , was designed by
Percival Goodman to mirror the barns of nearby
Pennsylvania Dutch farmers?
... that the
Erie Gauge War in 1853 was nicknamed the "Peanut War" because its outcome affected the
street vendors who sold
peanuts to travelers in
Erie ,
Pennsylvania the most?
... that
American Revolutionary war officer
Anthony Wayne 's bones are buried at
St. David's Episcopal Church in
Pennsylvania , while the rest of him is buried hundreds of miles away in
Erie, Pennsylvania ?
... that the
metal finishing on more than 10,000
Olympic torches used in the torch relay for the
1996 Summer Olympics in
Atlanta, Georgia was done by the
Erie Plating Company ?
... that
Frank W. Preston invented the
furnace which made
Corelle glassware possible and worked to establish
Moraine State Park in
Pennsylvania ?
... that the
Millersburg Ferry (
pictured ) in
Pennsylvania is the last ferry on the
Susquehanna River and the last authentic wooden double stern-wheeled
paddle boat operating in the United States?
... that of the 30
covered bridges that once stood in
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania , only
Forksville ,
Hillsgrove , and
Sonestown remain, all of which were built in 1850?
... that the
Franklin County Courthouse incorporates the walls and columns left after
Confederate forces burned the previous courthouse during the
American Civil War ?
... that the meandering
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad line took 77.2 miles (124 km) to connect
Baltimore, Maryland and
York, Pennsylvania although the two cities are only 45 miles (72 km) apart in a straight line?
... that despite being the first
hot blast iron
furnace in
Centre County, Pennsylvania ,
Bellefonte Furnace was idle for more than six of its first ten years of existence?
... that the
Pond Eddy Bridge , built in 1904, is the only artery to access 22 homes in
Pennsylvania ?
... that, during a
Fersommling , the only language spoken is
Pennsylvania Dutch and that anyone who speaks
English has to pay a fine for each word?
... that the 1852
Lombard Street Riot capped thirteen years of recurring racial violence in
Philadelphia ,
Pennsylvania ?
... that the
Philadelphia Phillies were the last of the original 16
Major League Baseball franchises to win the
World Series ?
... that
prison contemplative programs like
meditation were used in 19th century
Pennsylvania as an early
prison reform ?
...that both
Hillary Clinton and
Barack Obama refused to hand out
street money , a political tactic common in
Philadelphia , during the
2008 Pennsylvania primary ?
...that the
Philadelphia Lazaretto is the oldest surviving quarantine hospital in the United States?
... that
Birely, Hillman & Streaker was the only
Philadelphian manufacturer of wooden ships to survive the post-
Civil War slump?
...that when the
YMCA of Berwick was incorporated in
Pennsylvania in 1883, the majority of the organization's trustees were current executives of
Jackson and Woodin Manufacturing Company ?
...that
John Heisman , namesake of the
Heisman Trophy , played for the
Brown Bears before eventually transferring to the
University of Pennsylvania ?
...that
Mid-State Regional Airport is a
Keystone Opportunity Zone to promote economic growth, but, to protect the
Pennsylvania state
park and
forest (
pictured ) it was formed from, cannot legally expand?
...that the decision of a
Pennsylvania provincial court in
1764 ,
The King v. Haas , is one of the first attempts to apply the
writ of habeas corpus in the
Thirteen Colonies ?
...that the 31 mi (50 km)
West Rim Trail along the
Grand Canyon was selected by Outside Magazine as the best hike in
Pennsylvania ?
...that
six latrines at
Black Moshannon State Park in
Pennsylvania are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places ?
...that
Oregon State
athletic director
Percy Locey claimed that the
Philadelphia Athletics stole
John Leovich from the college, yet he ended up playing only one
major league game?
...that the
Intelligencer Journal of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania , established in 1796, is one of the oldest
newspapers in the
United States ?
...that
James Gwyn was awarded the rank of
brèvet
major general by
President
Abraham Lincoln in 1864?
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Hinduism in Pennsylvania
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Housing in Pennsylvania . Sources:
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Housing Needs By State: Pennsylvania , Washington, DC:
National Low Income Housing Coalition , retrieved October 24, 2020
"Pennsylvania" , COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecard ,
Eviction Lab , retrieved October 24, 2020
"Pennsylvania Homelessness Statistics" , Usich.gov , Washington DC:
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness , retrieved October 24, 2020
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Eighth Ward in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania articles by quality and importance
Quality
Importance
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High
Mid
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Total
FA
2
8
44
44
98
FL
4
9
11
24
A
5
5
GA
2
21
92
333
448
B
13
185
736
897
22
1,853
C
8
168
665
3,597
44
4,482
Start
11
65
3,295
21,305
1
71
24,748
Stub
1
99
6,259
1
42
6,402
List
16
83
492
9
12
612
Category
1
2
6,373
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Disambig
2
262
264
File
354
354
Portal
99
99
Project
2
34
36
Redirect
2
36
635
1,124
1,797
Template
1
1
589
591
NA
3
3
Other
36
36
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36
471
5,065
33,580
8,885
191
48,228
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3
1
204
208
Total
36
471
5,065
33,583
8,886
395
48,436
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