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Nescopeck Borough Police Department (Pennsylvania)
Nescopeck may refer to the following: *Nescopeck Mountain, ridge in Columbia County and Luzerne County, in Pennsylvania *Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania **Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, a borough in the above township *Nescopeck Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County *Nescopeck State Park, in Luzerne County {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nescopeck Mountain
Nescopeck Mountain (also known as Nescopec Mountain) is a ridge in Columbia County and Luzerne County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. Its elevation is above sea level. The ridge is a forested ridge, with at least two types of forest and two systems of vernal pools. It is a very long and unbroken ridge with two water gaps: one carved by Catawissa Creek and one carved by Nescopeck Creek. This later gap was exploited as a transportation corridor with the construction of the Lausanne–Nescopeck Turnpike between the respective frontier communities at Lausanne Landing and Nescopeck (opposite bank from Shickshinny, PA on the Susquehanna River) in 1805 connecting the newly developing Wyoming Valley with Philadelphia and the Delaware River valley; cutting off over 100 miles between Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre. Today's Route PA 93 derives from this historic pack mule road. Rock formations in the ridge include the Lower Helderberg Formation, the Onondaga Formation, the Spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Nescopeck Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,080. History It is believed that the first white settler in what is now Nescopeck Township was George Walker (in 1786). The early settlers were frequently harassed by Native Americans. Nescopeck Township was formed from a section of Newport Township in 1792. The largest hamlet in the township, which is now the Borough of Nescopeck, was established on the site of a former Delaware settlement (which was a rendezvous for the Native Americans during the French and Indian War). The first church was erected in 1811. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.62%, is water. The majority of the community is farmland. The Susquehanna River defines the northern border of the township. Nescopeck Mountain, a forested ridge, defines the southern border of the municipality. Nesc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nescopeck, Pennsylvania
Nescopeck is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,480 as of the 2020 census. History Nescopeck was first settled in 1786; it was later incorporated as a borough in 1896. By 1900, over one thousand people resided in the borough. That number would peak at 1,934 in 1960. The borough derives its name from Nescopeck Creek, a Native American name purported to mean "black, deep, and still water". On August 5, 2022, a fire at a house killed ten people at a home in Nescopeck, including three children. All of the victims were related to a volunteer firefighter who responded to the blaze. Eight days later on August 13, a man allegedly drove into a crowd at a fundraiser for the victims in nearby Berwick, killing one person and wounding 17 others. The man then drove to a home in Nescopeck, where he was suspected of beating his mother to death. Faith United Lutheran Nescopeck PA.jpg, Faith United Lutheran Church Nescopeck welcome sign 1.JPG, Entering Nescopeck on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nescopeck Creek
Nescopeck Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The creek is in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania. The meaning of the creek's name is "deep black waters". The waters of Nescopeck Creek have difficulty ratings between Class I and Class III. However, during parts of the year, Nescopeck Creek is impossible to navigate due to rapids, flooding, and tight bends. Nescopeck Creek is home to a number of species of trout, although the waters are not always optimal for them. Nescopeck Creek's water is acidic, with a pH as low as 3.6 in some studies. Much of the land in the Nescopeck Creek's watershed is forest. Farmland is common in the lower portions of the Nescopeck Creek watershed and the Little Nescopeck Creek watershed, while coal mines are more common on Nescopeck Creek's tributaries Black Creek, Stony Creek, and Cranberry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
