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Wyoming Valley

American  

noun

  1. a valley in NE Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River: Indian massacre 1778.


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The Wyoming Valley, a large portion of which makes up Luzerne County, was recovering from being a “depressed area” when the flood broke through a dike along the Susquehanna River.

From Washington Post Nov. 2, 2018

Wong, Lai and a third brother drove Michael Deng to the emergency room of Geisinger Wyoming Valley hospital.

From New York Times Aug. 9, 2017

The 21st century Wyoming Valley is largely the hard-working, ethnically diverse and plain-spoken product of those times and those people.

From Washington Times Apr. 12, 2017

Their meeting at the Wyoming Valley Mall drew widespread attention because of Hastings’ employment as the backup “Grump” mascot for the former Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.

From Washington Times Jul. 11, 2015

Wyoming gained its name from the settlers who went thither from Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles

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