The city of Wilkes-Barre hosts 250th Founder’s Day Celebration

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The gloomy weather did not stop Wilkes-Barre from celebrating its 250th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 6. Founder’s Day is what this event is called. It gets its name because it is meant to honor the settlers who came to this area in 1869. Two years later, in 1871, Wilkes-Barre officially became a city in the…

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