26 Facts About Scranton

Scranton is a city in the U S state of Pennsylvania.

Scranton was incorporated on February 14,1856, as a borough in Luzerne County and as a city on April 23,1866.

Scranton's population dropped from its peak of 143,433 in the 1930 census to 76,089 in the 2010 census.

Scranton is located 77 miles north of Allentown, 120 miles north of Philadelphia, and 120 miles northwest of New York City.

Scranton was designated by the state legislature as the county seat of the newly formed county, which was established as a separate judicial district, with state judges moving over from Luzerne County after courts were organized in October 1878.

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In Scranton, mineworkers followed the railroad men off the job, as did others.

Labor issues and growth of industry in Scranton contributed to Lackawanna County being established by the state legislature in 1878, with territory taken from Luzerne County.

Scranton forged ahead as the capital of the anthracite coal industry.

In 1934, Scranton Railways was re-incorporated as the Scranton Transit Company, reflecting that shift in transportation modes.

Scranton had been the hub of its operations until the Erie Lackawanna merger, after which it no longer served in this capacity.

Many are individuals who grew up in Scranton, moved to big cities after high school and college, and decided to return to the area to take advantage of its amenities.

Scranton has a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons.

Many of Scranton's attractions celebrate its heritage as an industrial center in iron and coal production and its ethnic diversity.

Since the 1970s, Scranton has hosted La Festa Italiana, a three-day Italian festival that takes place on Labor Day weekend on the courthouse square.

Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple is an impressive piece of architecture which houses several auditoriums and a large ballroom.

Tallest building in Scranton is the Scranton Times Tower, a lattice radio tower on the Times building, which is illuminated during Christmas season.

Lackawanna County Library System administers the libraries in Scranton, including the Albright Memorial Library, the Lackawanna County Children's Library and the Nancy Kay Holmes Library.

In 2018, the Scranton Shamrocks joined the American Basketball Association, bringing professional basketball to the region.

Watres Armory in Scranton hosted World Heavyweight Championship fight between titlist Larry Holmes and challenger, European champion Lucien Rodrigues of France on March 27,1983.

Scranton has two private high schools: Scranton Preparatory School, a private Jesuit school, and Yeshiva Bais Moshe, an Ultra Orthodox school.

Protestant schools that serve the Scranton area include Abington Christian Academy, Canaan Christian Academy, The Geneva School, Summit Academy, and Triboro Christian Academy.

The Times Leader publishes Go Lackawanna, a Sunday newspaper serving Scranton and surrounding municipalities, and the Weekender is a Wilkes-Barre-based entertainment tabloid with distribution in Scranton.

The Scranton Post is a weekly general interest broadsheet which bills itself as the city's first online newspaper.

Indeed, regular passenger train service to Scranton is slated to be restored under a plan to extend NJ Transit service from Hoboken via the Lackawanna Cut-Off.

The Scranton branch is the setting for the majority of the show's episodes.

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City is imagined as a member of the class of interstellar Okies in James Blish's 1962 novel, A Life for the Stars, in which 2273 AD Scranton, equipped with a space drive, flies away and leaves an impoverished Earth behind.