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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.
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 Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the 2010 Census was 2,407, [ 3 ] an increase over the figure of 2,159 tabulated in 2000. The city of Shamokin does not sit within the boundaries of Shamokin Township. but is inside Coal Township bordering it to the south.
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 ...
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
The Shamokin Dam Police Department is located in the Borough Office complex on 8th Avenue. Current department authorized strength is 3 full time and two part time officers. Shamokin Dam Volunteer Fire Department, Company 90, the station house can be found at 3343 North Old Trail. The Americus Community Ambulance Service, which is based in ...
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
Shamokin Area High School (Shamokin, Pennsylvania) 50–20–0 1901; 123 years ago () Anthracite "hard" Coal Region Eastern Pennsylvania Football clash. Schools separated by 27 miles via PA Route 901. The last meeting at Shamokin's Kemp Memorial Stadium on August 30, 2013 was won by Pottsville 41–13. [34]