Shickshinny
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borough in western Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Luzerne
- Type
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Beverly Moore
- President
- Rosalie Whitebread
- Total
- 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km )
- Land
- 0.47 sq mi (1.23 km )
- Water
- 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km )
- Elevation
- 512 ft (156 m)
- Density
- 1,326.4/sq mi (512.14/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 42-70224
- Website
- www .shickshinny .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Shickshinny is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 630 at the 2020 census.
The borough is named after Shickshinny Creek, which runs through the municipality and the surrounding area. According to the book Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania (by Dr. George P. Donehoo), the community's name likely means "Fine Stream" in a local Native American language. However, according to the Shickshinny Historical Society, the name Shickshinny means "Five Mountains" in a Native American language. Five mountains — Newport, Knob, Lee, River, and Rocky — encircle the creek and borough.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shickshinny” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.