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Punxsutawney

Borough of Jefferson County, western-central Pennsylvania, USA, 105 km/65 mi northeast of Pittsburgh; population (1990) 6,800. Punxsutawney is noted as the home of Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who appears annually on Groundhog Day, 2 February; traditionally, if he sees his shadow winter will continue for an additional six weeks. The borough produces textiles, beverages, and potatoes, and has some coal mining.



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Byline: By Bill Howell WHEN TV meteorologist Phil Connors continually wakes up at 6am in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, reliving exactly the same day, he knows he is stuck in a Groundhog Day timewarp.
Every year, Groundhog Day is celebrated with a festival in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
TV weatherman Phil Connors is sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day festival at Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, only to get stranded by a snowstorm and wake up the next day and discover he has it all to do all over again.
 
 
 
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