Lackawaxen is an

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in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County,

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, United States. The community is located at the confluence of the

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and Lackawaxen Rivers, the former of which forms the state line with

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. Lackawaxen has a

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with ZIP code 18435.

Notable person

Ed Porray Edmund Joseph Porray (December 5, 1888 – July 13, 1954) was a major league pitcher. A right-handed pitcher, he had a brief Major League career in which he pitched in 3 games for the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League, compiling a 0–1 rec ...

, former baseball pitcher who is the only MLB player to have been born at sea

References

Unincorporated communities in Pike County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{PikeCountyPA-geo-stub