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Ramtown :
"the capital of Phoenix Park", just north of Llewellyn
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Ranshaw :
see Brady
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Rappahannock (the Rap) :
between The Foot and Girardville
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Rausch Creek :
between old exits 32 and 33 on Interstate 81. This patch was razed with the
construction of I-81.
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Raven Run :
on top of the mountain between Lost Creek and Shenandoah Heights. Site of the
Raven Run Reservoir.
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Ravine :
between Tremont and Pine Grove
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Rea's Hill :
on West Park St. in Centralia. No longer
exists.
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Reevesdale :
a row of 6 double-block houses between Tamaqua and Tuscarora,
along route 209.
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Reinerton :
east of Tower City on Rte 209
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Reliance :
on Locust Mountain in Mount Carmel.
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Reynolds :
south of Tamaqua. Has about 15 houses.
Located about a half mile south of Clamtown
on the old Atlas road. The Atlas Powder Company used
to manufacture dynamite at the end of this road.
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Richards :
on the old road between Mount Carmel and Marion Heights
Now it is a huge strippin' pit.
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Rhone :
See Hanover.
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Robinson's Patch :
between Mahanoy City and Park Place
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Rocktown (or Rauchtown) :
former name for Lavelle; quote: "Yer as fulla sh*t
as a Rocktown goose!" Anyone know the derivation of this
saying?
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Rock Glen :
outside Nuremberg, next to Fern Glen
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