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Поселок [ borough] на северо-востоке штата Пенсильвания, в 40 км к северо-востоку от г. Скрантона. 3,8 тыс. жителей (2000). Административный центр [ county seat] округа Уэйн [Wayne County]. Обувная, трикотажная промышленность. В южном пригороде - аэропорт Черри-Ридж [Cherry Ridge Airport]. Основан в 1803. В XIX в. западный терминал канала Делавэр-Хадсон [ Delaware and Hudson Canal]. Назван в честь Ф. Хона [Hone, Philip], руководителя компании, строившей канал. В 1829 здесь состоялось первое в США испытание паровоза - "Стурбриджского льва" [Stourbridge Lion] привезли из Англии, чтобы использовать для транспортировки угля, но он оказался слишком тяжелым для уже проложенных рельсов; тем не менее, городок получил прозвище "Место рождения американской железной дороги" ["The Birthplace of the American Railroad"]. Среди достопримечательностей - главная улица [ Main Street], музей местного исторического общества [Wayne County Historical Society Museum]. Пользуются популярностью экскурсии по Стурбриджской железнодорожной ветке [Stourbridge Line Rail Excursion].
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