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Re:Why Western Pennsylvania dirt is used in the infields of ... by kevin_thibedeau on Sunday June 09, 2024 @04:39PM (#40627408)
Pennsylvania is a geologically diverse state. The soil can definitely vary across short distances.
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Re:Why Western Pennsylvania dirt is used in the infields of ... by tadfisher on Sunday June 09, 2024 @04:52PM (#40627528)
Yes, and Western PA has the Poconos mountain chain, so various geologic strata are exposed in close proximity.
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Re:Why Western Pennsylvania dirt is used in the infields of ... by anyonecancode on Sunday June 09, 2024 @05:29PM (#40627779)
Poconos are actually eastern PA. There are also mountains in western PA, but I don't know their names without looking it up.
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Re:Why Western Pennsylvania dirt is used in the infields of ... by 5555624 on Sunday June 09, 2024 @05:33PM (#40627807)
The Allegheny Mountains are in western Pennsylvania.
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Re:Why Western Pennsylvania dirt is used in the infields of ... by 5555624 on Sunday June 09, 2024 @05:31PM (#40627794)
The Poconos are in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Re:Why Western Pennsylvania dirt is used in the infields of ... by giantg2 on Sunday June 09, 2024 @08:53PM (#40628975)
Soil map https://free-printablemap.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gen...
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Re:Why Western Pennsylvania dirt is used in the infields of ... by CSMastermind on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @11:43PM (#40654248)
Super helpful, thank you!
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