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'''Scranton''' is a city in [[Pennsylvania]]. It was once a major center of the [[anthracite]] [[mining]] and [[textile]] industries and was the first U.S. city with an electrified [[streetcar]] system. The nickname is "The Electric City". Scranton's population peaked in the 1930 [[census]] and has been falling since. Anthracite mining ceased in the city after the 1959 Knox Mine Disaster.
'''Scranton''' is a city in [[Pennsylvania]], part of the larger metropolitan area of Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton. It was once a major center of the [[anthracite]] [[mining]] and [[textile]] industries and was the first U.S. city with an electrified [[streetcar]] system. The nickname is "The Electric City". Once a major U.S. city, Scranton's population peaked in the 1930 [[census]] and has been falling since. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 76,415. Anthracite mining ceased in the city after the 1959 Knox Mine Disaster. The TV series ''[[The Office]]'' is set in Scranton.
[[Category: United States Towns and Cities]]
==Museums==
Scranton is home to the National Park Service's [[Steamtown National Historic Site]] at the site of the old Lackawanna [[railway]] yards. The Electric City Trolley Museum is next to Steamtown, devoted to the history of the [[trolley]]. The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum is located in McDade Park in Scranton. Adjacent to the museum is an underground coal mine tour in the old Lackawanna No. 190 Slope Mine.
== Joe "Joseph" Biden ==
Joe Biden was born in Scranton.
[[Category:Pennsylvania Cities and Towns]]