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August 8, 2015

McKean County named state’s first Purple Heart County

delancey401@yahoo.com

SMETHPORT — With the unveiling and dedication of an appropriate sign during a ceremony Friday afternoon at the 911 Center in Smethport, McKean became Pennsylvania’s first Purple Heart County honoring

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