Scranton
Built around ironworks and the anthracite coalfields of the Lackawanna Valley, Scranton grew into northeastern Pennsylvania’s principal city. The Lackawanna River runs through its compact urban core, while wooded hills and transport corridors shape the surrounding terrain. Scranton’s 19th-century expansion was tied to coal, railroads and the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company; its name is associated with the Scranton family, who helped establish the ironworks. Steamtown National Historic Site preserves locomotives and railroad history in former rail yards, while the Electric City Trolley Museum recalls the streetcars that earned Scranton its “Electric City” nickname. Interstate 81 is a major north–south route through the city.
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Among the cities of northeastern Pennsylvania, Scranton stands out for its industrial legacy in the Lackawanna Valley. The Lackawanna River runs through the city, while anthracite seams in the surrounding valley shaped its growth as a coal and rail centre. Steamtown National Historic Site occupies the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad yard downtown, preserving locomotives and infrastructure from the steam-rail era. Scranton is also known as the Electric City, a name tied to the early adoption of electric street lighting and streetcars in the 1880s. Continue with other webcams from northeastern Pennsylvania to see how this part of the Lackawanna Valley connects regionally.
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