Lackawanna+County

**__ Lackawanna County     __** 

Lackawanna County was created on August 13,1878. It was the last county created and is cut of from Luzerne County. It was named after the Lackawanna River which means river that flows. Lackawanna County is four hundred and forty square miles. Fourteen percent of the land is farmland. In 1880 the population was 89, 269. Lackawanna County lies in area bitterly disputed with Connecticut settlers in Yankee Pennamite wars and the Indians. In 1902 the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company moved to New York. The area was a center for labor unrest 1877 and in all major anthracite mine strikes. The coal industry declined in the late 1920's revived again during World War Two, and fell again in the 1960's. In 1989 the Red Barons moved to the Scranton Wilkes Barre area. Then later in 2006 the Red Barons changed there name to the Yankees. Until this day there are known as the Wilkes- Barre Scranton Yankees. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"> There are 21 townships in Lackawanna County as of 1990, Abington, Benton, Carbondale, Clifton, Covington, Elmhurst, Fell, Glenburn, Greenfeild, Jefferson, Lehigh, La Plume, Madison, Newton, North Abington, Ransom, Roarin Brooke, Scott, South Abington, Spring Brooke, West Abington. There are also 19 boroughs in          <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Lackwanna county as of 1990, Archbald, Blakely, Carbondale City, Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Dalton, Dickson City, Dunmore, Jermyn, Jessup, Mayfeild, Moosic, Moscow,Old Forge, Olyphant, Scranton, Taylor Throop, Vanlding. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"> There are many attractions in Lackawanna County. The PNC field, the McDade Park, Electric Trolley Museum, Merli- Sarnoski Park. These are all excellent attractions in Lackawanna County.

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 * Lackawanna County is created August 13th, 1878
 * In 1880 the population was 89, 296
 * In 1902 the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company moves to New York
 * In late 1920's the coal industry declines in Lackawanna County
 * Coal Industry revives in the early 1930's in Lackawanna County
 * Coal Industry falls again in the 1960's
 * In 1989 the Red Barons move to the Lackawanna area
 * There were 21 townships in Lackawanna County as of 1990
 * There were 19 boroughs in Lackawanna County as of 1990
 * In 2006 Red Barons change there name to the Wilkes- Barre Scranton Yankees

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