Mocanaqua

Mocanaqua (HM26XW)

Location: Shickshinny, PA 18655 Luzerne County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 8.455', W 76° 8.307'

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Founded as a coal-company town around 1882 by the West End Coal Company. Named for Frances Slocum, a girl from Wilkes-Barre, who was kidnapped by Indians after the Battle of Wyoming in 1778.
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HM NumberHM26XW
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Date Added Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 at 7:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 404457 N 4555024
Decimal Degrees41.14091667, -76.13845000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 8.455', W 76° 8.307'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 8' 27.3" N, 76° 8' 18.42" W
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Area Code(s)570
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-18 PA-239, Shickshinny PA 18655, US
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