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Nesquehoning (Pennsylvanie)
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Nesquehoning is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 3,336 at the 2020 census.
Nesquehoning was established as a result of the anthracite coal mining industry. It was incorporated as a borough in 1963 (effective in 1964), having previously been a part of Mauch Chunk Township west of the Lehigh River. The borough's name is of Native American origin, commonly believed to signify "narrow valley;" however native language scholars translate the name as "at the black lick" or "at the dirty lick," referring to mineral licks frequented by deer or other animals.
The former Nesquehoning High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
The Grotto, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine at the Shrine of St. Therese of Lisieux in New Columbus, Nesquehoning, PA is listed as a Traditional Cultural Property at the US National Register of Historic Places
Nesquehoning is located at (40.868178, -75.824176). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which, is land and (1.90%) is water. Nesquehoning is west of Jim Thorpe and northeast of Lansford. Nesquehoning's elevation is above sea level. It has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) and its monthly average temperatures range from in January to in July. The hardiness zone is 6a.
Nesquehoning can be roughly divided into four neighborhoods:
Nesquehoning Village - This neighborhood is located in the southeastern section of the Borough with the Nesquehoning Creek serving as its northern border. More than half of the borough's residents live in this neighborhood.
New Columbus - This neighborhood includes the area north of the Nesquehoning Creek, opposite Nesquehoning Village. The second largest neighborhood in terms of the number of people next to the Nesquehoning neighborhood, development of the New Columbus neighborhood was a result of relocating the Little Italy section of Nesquehoning.
Old Hauto - This neighborhood is in the southwestern section of the borough, at the base of Nesquehoning Mountain to the south.
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