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Scranton (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 24 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.4000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 075 39 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -75.6500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Lackawanna river in anthracite coal region; settled in 18th cen.; land was purchased by entrepreneurs for mining coal in 1840s, when city grew as center of industry. |
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| Scranton (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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............ | named for entrepreneur Gerorge Scranton, who owned land in 1840s |
| Capouse (C,V)
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| Deep Hollow (C,V)
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| Harrison (C,V)
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| Slocum Hollow (C,V)
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| סקרנטון (C,U,Hebrew )
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Scranton (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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European-American settlement began by 1788 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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steel was first forged here in 1797, now also produces textiles, electronic equipment, furniture & metal items |
| mining center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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