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Spring City | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40°10′55″N75°32′46″W / 40.18195°N 75.54611°W Coordinates: 40°10′55″N75°32′46″W / 40.18195°N 75.54611°W | ||||||||||
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Spring City station was a former train station in the borough of Spring City, Pennsylvania. It served as a station for the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was demolished in 1982. [1] [2]
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