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Shamokin
Shamokin, Pennsylvania/USA Boyd's Stone‐Coal Quarry, Boydtown, New Town Founded in 1835 by two coal speculators, one of whom was John C. Boyd, it was renamed at his suggestion from a Delaware word schahamoki ‘place of eels’ or ‘place of horns’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Shamokin." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Shamokin." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Shamokin.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Shamokin." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Shamokin.html |
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Shamokin
Shamokin , city (1990 pop. 9,184), Northumberland co., E Pa.; settled c.1835, inc. 1864. A mining center for anthracite coal, Shamokin lies in an area of declining industry and mineral production. Agriculture products include corn, hay, and dairy items. |
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"Shamokin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Shamokin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-E-Shamokin.html "Shamokin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-E-Shamokin.html |
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