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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]]. 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. Anthracite mining ceased in the city after the 1959 Knox Mine Disaster. Scranton is home to the National Park Service's [[Steamtown National Historic Site]] at the site of the old Lackawanna [[railway]] yards. |
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Revision as of 02:18, September 18, 2007
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". Once a major U.S. 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 home to the National Park Service's Steamtown National Historic Site at the site of the old Lackawanna railway yards.