Akron, PA Active Adult Retirement Communities and Retirement Homes

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The Eastern Pennsylvania region takes in the easternmost third of the state, minus the Philadelphia area. It varies greatly, from the quiet pastoral landscapes in the southern part to the industrial cities of Allentown, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre...

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The Eastern Pennsylvania region takes in the easternmost third of the state, minus the metropolitan Philadelphia area. It varies greatly in character, from the quiet pastoral landscapes in the southern part (which includes a large portion of the famed "Pennsylvania Dutch" country), to the industrial cities of Allentown, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre farther north.

The Pennsylvania Dutch area is a rolling, wooded landscape, highly fertile and watered by the Susquehanna River. It has long been famed for the produce of its farms, and especially noted for the Amish folk who settled here originally in the 18th century. Many of the early immigrants and their families never adopted English; and their cultural isolation was a decisive factor in keeping the region essentially agricultural and rural. Today, it is becoming steadily more popular with affluent ex-urbanites from the adjacent Philadelphia region, and it has long been popular with tourists.

To the north, the higher proportion of English speakers assured that when industrialization came, it would come here rather than in the Pennsylvania Dutch country. And it came with a vengeance: coal and steel production made Pennsylvania an economic powerhouse in the 19th and 20th centuries. Allentown and the surrounding Lehigh Valley make up the third-largest population center in Pennsylvania; and although Bethlehem Steel, once one of the largest producers in the world, closed down in 2003, the area is still home to smaller industries ranging from Crayola to Olympus and Mack Trucks.

Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, in the northern tier of the region, were once dominated by steel production and especially coal mining; but the steel companies moved and the mines played out, and the region became more famed as part of the "Rust Belt." But the cities endure, and have turned more to tourism as an important part of their economy, helped by their proximity to the Poconos to the east.

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Schoolyard Square

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11 High St
Pine Grove, PA 17963-1007

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Laurel Center

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125 Holly Road
Hamburg, PA 19526

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Walnut Woods of Boyertown

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35 North Walnut
Boyertown, PA 19512

With over 300 senior living communities located in 43 U.S. states and 7 Canadian provinces, Holiday Retirement provides seniors with independent living services like chef-prepared meals daily, transportation and housekeeping services, plenty of so...

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Schuylkill Housing Authority

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255 Parkway
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972-1901

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Kutztown Manor

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120 Trexler Avenue
Kutztown, PA 19530

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Saucony Cross Apts

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420 College Blvd
Kutztown, PA 19530-1036

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Seton Manor Inc

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1000 Seton Drive
Orwigsburg, PA 17961

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Orwigsburg Center

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1000 Orwigsburg Manor Dr
Orwigsburg, PA 17961

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Robin Hill Camping Resort

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149 Robin Hill Road
Lenhartsville, PA 19534

Create memories that will last for an eternity at ROBIN HILL RV RESORT located in beautiful Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania just off Exit 35 from I-78. This resort attracts tourists from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh & Washington D.C.

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Lutheran Home At Topton

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1 S Home Ave
Topton, PA 19562-1317

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Lutheran Home At Topton, The

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One South Home Avenue
Topton, PA 19562

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Schuylkill Center

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1000 Schuylkill Manor Rd
Pottsville, PA 17901

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Golden Livingcenter-york Terrace

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2401 West Market Street
Pottsville, PA 17901

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Minersville High Rise Apts

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300 Lewis St
Minersville, PA 17954-1248

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Green Acres - MyMH

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8785 Turkey Ridge Road
Breinigsville, PA 18031

Located in beautiful Lehigh Valley, near South Mountain and Doe Mountain, Green Acres with its rolling ...

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Lehigh Center

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1718 Spring Creek Road
Macungie, PA 18062

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Zimmermans Country Homestead

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4605 Werleys Corner Rd
New Tripoli, PA 18066-3418

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Country Meadows - Allentown

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410 Krocks Road
Allentown, PA 18106

Welcome to the Country Meadows. After 46 years in senior living we remain family managed and 100% family owned. At Country Meadows Retirement Communities we focus on living...for now and the future. Our goal at Country Meadows is to enable residen...

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