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Shamokin

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

noun

  1. a borough in E Pennsylvania.


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Dr. Armknecht was born in Shamokin, Pa., and raised in the Baltimore area.

From Washington Post Sep. 2, 2021

The story might have ended with those two tapes deteriorating in Shamokin if not for a phone call from Troy Haupt’s childhood friend, Clint Hepner.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2016

One school - West Shamokin - did not respond to multiple calls inquiring about the race of its principal.

From Washington Times Jan. 24, 2015

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

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