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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

According to an announcement on the Facebook page, the industry got its start in 1768 when Connecticut blacksmith Obadiah Gore Jr. returned to the Wyoming Valley and was aware of the area’s coal potential.

From Washington Times Feb. 10, 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

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

In his third journey he visited the Wyoming Valley, and interviewed the chiefs of the Shawanese and Mohicans.

From A History of the Moravian Church by Hutton, Joseph Edmund

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