Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Williamsport is a city located in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 30,706. It is the county seat of Lycoming County{{GR|6}}. Williamsport is the original home of Little League Baseball, founded in 1939 as a three-team league. The Little League World Series is held annually on the other side of the Susquehanna River in South Williamsport, where Little League Baseball now has its headquarters. Williamsport also hosts the Williamsport Crosscutters baseball club of the New York-Penn League. In the late 1800s Williamsport had a thriving lumber industry and was known as the Lumber Capital of the World. Williamsport once had more millionaires per-capita than anywhere in the world. Williamsport is the home of two colleges, Lycoming College and Pennsylvania College of Technology. Williamsport is also well known for the Lycoming aircraft engines made by Textron. The local newspaper is the Sun-Gazette. The local news/talk radio stations are WRAK/WRKK 1400/1200 kHz, and WWPA 1340 kHz.

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Lycoming County, Pennsylvania - 2000 - County seat - Little League - 1939 - Susquehanna River - South Williamsport - Williamsport Crosscutters - New York-Penn League - Lycoming College - Pennsylvania College of Technology

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The town is served by Williamsport Regional Airport, although this actually located east of town in Montoursville.

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Williamsport Regional Airport - Montoursville

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