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West Wyoming is part of Greater Pittston; it is located at (41.313780, -75.851640 According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.4 km 2), all land.
Location of Wyoming County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Location of Wyoming County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Wyoming County. This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as ...
Wyoming is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 5 miles (8 km) north of Wilkes-Barre , along the Susquehanna River . [ 4 ] The population was 3,097 as of the 2020 census.
The Luzerne County Historical Society is one of the oldest continually operating local historical societies in America. It was founded on February 11, 1858, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the first successful burning of anthracite coal by Jesse Fell, and was originally named the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society.
A concrete slab bridge carrying State Route 1021/East Eighth Street was built in 1925. It is 38.1 feet (11.6 m) long and is situated in West Wyoming. A concrete stringer bridge carrying State Route 1010 was constructed over the creek in 1929. This bridge is 30.8 feet (9.4 m) long and is also situated in West Wyoming.
A map of Pennsylvania and the competing land claims.. The State of Westmoreland was a proposed self-proclaimed state that would have seceded from Pennsylvania in 1784, after the Congress of the Confederation had ruled that the territory belonged to Pennsylvania rather than Connecticut.
One of the most destructive floods in the history of the Wyoming Valley occurred on Sunday, March 2, 1902, when the waters of the Susquehanna River rose and flooded a vast developed area. It was the largest flood since the Great Flood of 1865. Eight deaths were reported in Wilkes-Barre. [12]