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Lackawanna River
The
Lackawanna River
is a
tributary
of the
Susquehanna River
in northeastern
Pennsylvania
in the
United States
. It flows through a region of the northern
Pocono Mountains
that was once a center of
anthracite
coal
mining in the United States. It starts in north
Wayne County, Pennsylvania
and ends in east
Luzerne County
, Pennsylvania in
Duryea, Pennsylvania
. The lower reaches of the river flow through the urban areas of
Scranton
, which grew around its banks in the 19th century as an industrial center. Its name comes from a
Lenni Lenape
word meaning "stream that forks".
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