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  2. Battle of Wyoming - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Wyoming was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militia and a force of Loyalist soldiers and Indigenous warriors. The battle took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778 in what is now Luzerne County. The result was an overwhelming defeat for the Americans.

  3. Wyoming Valley - Wikipedia

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    The physical Wyoming Valley is a canoe-shaped valley, about 25 miles (40 km) long, which extends from the counties of Susquehanna and Wayne (in the north) to Columbia County (in the south). It includes the cities of Carbondale, Scranton, Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, and Nanticoke.

  4. Wyoming Monument - Wikipedia

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    Background. The monument marks the location of the bones of victims from the Battle of Wyoming (also known as the Wyoming Massacre), which took place on July 3, 1778. Local Patriots banded together to defend the area against a raid by Loyalist and indigenous forces. The engagement ended in defeat for the Patriots, and considerable brutality ...

  5. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Wilkes-Barre ( / ˈwɪlksbɛər / WILKS-bair or /- bɛəri / -⁠bair-ee) is a city in and the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It is the second-largest city, after Scranton, in the Scranton ...

  6. WVC boys basketball tournament opens Thursday at Wilkes-Barre ...

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    And a pair of newcomers to the four-team playoffs — Wilkes-Barre Area and Wyoming Area. The tournament begins Thursday at Wilkes-Barre Area with two semifinal games. At 6 p.m., Division 2 ...

  7. Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport - Wikipedia

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    Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport. /  41.29722°N 75.85222°W  / 41.29722; -75.85222. Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport ( IATA: WBW, ICAO: KWBW, FAA LID: WBW) is a county-owned, public airport located in Forty Fort and Wyoming in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. [2] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 ...

  8. Victim of fatal stabbing identified - AOL

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    May 8—WILKES-BARRE — A Wilkes-Barre man who died at a hospital when found with stab wounds Tuesday has been identified as Scott Edward Knox, 33, of Wilkes-Barre. The Luzerne County coroner's ...

  9. Luzerne County Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: The Luzerne County Historical Society is one of the oldest continually operating local historical societies in America. It was founded on February 11, 1858, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the first successful burning of anthracite coal by Jesse Fell, and was originally named the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society.