Crum Lynne is an

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in Ridley Township, Delaware County,

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, United States.

Geography

Crum Lynne is located at (39.872335, -75.327966). Its elevation is 62 feet (19 m) and its

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s are 7a and 7b. It has a

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(''Cfa'') and average monthly temperatures range from 33.4 °F in January to 78.2 °F in July.

Transportation

A station on the former

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line, now the Crum Lynne

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regional rail station, was named by a Pennsylvania Railroad vice president after Crumlin,

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, where his mother was born. The town also houses the headquarters of the

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's Office of Safety for Region 2, which governs Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey (from Camden south), Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Interstates 95 and

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have an interchange in Crum Lynne. They form the southern and western boundaries, respectively. MacDade Boulevard is Crum Lynne's main east-to-west thoroughfare and parallels 95.

Notable people

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, Professional Boxer * Sylvia Seegrist, mass murderer * Damiere Shaw, NCAA Coach *

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, NFL Coach *

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, Rapper

References

External links

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