Plains Township
Built around the Susquehanna River valley and coal-country transport routes, Plains Township grew into a residential and commercial community in Luzerne County. River Street, carried here by Pennsylvania Route 309, is a major north–south artery linking the township with Wilkes-Barre and communities toward Hazleton. Wooded slopes rise beside the broad Wyoming Valley, while suburban development and roadside businesses follow the flatter ground. The Susquehanna remains the defining watercourse of this part of northeastern Pennsylvania. Plains Township belongs to a region shaped by anthracite mining, which powered the local economy for generations and left a lasting imprint on the valley’s settlement pattern.
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Plains Township lies along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley, where wooded Appalachian ridges enclose a broad lowland long shaped by anthracite mining. The township forms part of the Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, a northeastern Pennsylvania urban corridor whose communities developed around coal, rail transport and the river. Today, Mohegan Pennsylvania in Plains Township is a major regional casino and entertainment venue, while nearby roads connect residential neighbourhoods with Wilkes-Barre and the wider Luzerne County area. Continue with other webcams from Luzerne County to see how this part of northeastern Pennsylvania connects regionally.
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