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Shamokin

American  
[shuh-moh-kin] / ʃəˈmoʊ kɪn /

noun

  1. a borough in E Pennsylvania.


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Mr. Bogush was born in Shamokin, Pa., and moved to the Washington area in 1962.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2022

Among the Valley communities receiving annual funds last year were Shamokin and Sunbury, each receiving $272,958; Coal Township, $135,419; Milton, $107,933; Lewisburg, $95,846; Selinsgrove, $94,753; Kelly Township, $93,463 and Danville, $88,658.

From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2017

The recording is a relic that shows the signs of exposure to the heat and cold in the attic in Shamokin.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2016

Katherine Jaeger, Shamokin, PA, USA There is only one reason the summit failed.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2009

Tah-gah-jute, or Logan, so named after James Logan, the secretary of Pennsylvania, was the son of Shikellamy, a celebrated Cayuga chief, who dwelt at Shamokin, on the picturesque banks of the Susquehanna.

From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Campbell, Charles