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Nanticoke

Luzerne County · dedicated 1948 · W Main St. (US 11), at bridge to Nanticoke

The town across the river was named for Nanticoke Indians from Maryland, who settled here about 1750. Adopted 1753 by the Six Nations, they settled at Chenango, now Binghamton, N. Y., to guard the "Southern Door" of the Confederacy.

Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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