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Nanticoke

Luzerne County · dedicated 1951 · SW corner of E Ridge & S Prospect Sts., at municipal bldg., Nanticoke

Named for Nanticoke Indians from Maryland, who settled here about 1750. Adopted in 1753 by the Six Nations, they settled at Chenango, near 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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