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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.
A coal pile near Shamokin. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has an area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2), all of which is land. 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 Northumberland County Historical Society is a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization, which was chartered on October 26, 1925 and incorporated on May 21, 1998. Its leaders, members and volunteers are dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of artifacts, documents, photographs, and other items which tell the story of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania and its people.
Mar. 25—SHAMOKIN — The city of Shamokin received $2.675 million in federal funding for revitalizing Independence Street, according to a release from Congressman Dan Mueser. The funds, which ...
The Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway (CSVT), also known as the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation Project, is a partially-completed 10.84-mile (17.45 km) highway bypass along the U.S. Route 15 (US 15) corridor near Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania.
1812 – Mt. Carmel Inn opens, located on the Centre Turnpike in (then) Shamokin township; c.1830s – coal mining begins; 1837 – Coal Township formed from parts of Little Mahanoy and Shamokin townships; 1846 – first Post Office opens; 1847 – land now comprising Mount Carmel Borough purchased by speculators; 1853 – town plot finalized
This dam maintained an adequate water level for ferry traffic across the Susquehanna from Shamokin (now Sunbury) to the west bank. It was destroyed in March, 1904 by the breakup of 22 inches (56 cm) (56 cm) of ice in the spring thaw. This is the dam that the west bank town of Shamokin Dam is named after.
Jul. 17—SHAMOKIN DAM — The medical marijuana dispensary in Shamokin Dam, Hive Dispensary, held a ribbon-cutting event Wednesday afternoon. The business is operated by Northumberland County ...