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Shamokin has two small creeks that divide the town. Carbon Run merges with Shamokin Creek in the north of the town and empties into the Susquehanna River just south of Shamokin Dam near Sunbury. The city has a warm-summer humid continental climate ( Dfb ) and average monthly temperatures range from 25.9 °F (−3.4 °C) in January to 71.1 °F ...
Shamokin (/ ʃ ə ˈ m oʊ k ɪ n /; Saponi Algonquian Schahamokink: "place of crawfish") (Lenape: Shahëmokink [1]) was a multi-ethnic Native American trading village on the Susquehanna River, located partially within the limits of the modern cities of Sunbury and Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania.
Schrafft's was founded by William G. Schrafft as a candy manufacturer in Boston, but over time the company also became a well-known restaurant.In 1898, Frank G. Shattuck, a salesman for the Schrafft company from Upstate New York, opened a candy store at Broadway and West 36th Street in Manhattan, New York City. [1]
Fuhrmann & Schmidt Brewing Company was formed in 1906 and was located at Commerce and Washington Streets in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. [1] Fuhrmann & Schmidt was the successor company to the Eagle Brewing Company (1854–1878), the M. Markel & Company (1878–1893) and Phillip H Fuhrmann (1893–1906).
"Mahantongo" is a Lenape word, translated "where we had plenty of meat to eat" or "good hunting grounds." The name is shared by a creek, a valley, and a mountain in central Pennsylvania, and is a common street name in the area. The alternate spelling "Mahantango" is often found in early publications, e.g., (Floyd 1911).
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The United States Office of Management and Budget [16] has designated Northumberland County as the Sunbury, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA). As of the 2010 census [ 17 ] the micropolitan area ranked 2nd most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 37th most populous in the United States with a population of 94,528.
Shamokin, Pennsylvania, a city in Northumberland County; Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania, a borough in Snyder County; Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania; Shamokin (village), 18th century Native American settlement near the site of present Sunbury