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A view of Sweet Valley, PA, about 1930.
A view of North Lake, Sweet Valley, PA, about 1940.
Church in Sweet Valley in 2009.
Main Road in Sweet Valley in 2015.
A View of Harris Pond in 2015.
Sweet Valley is an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Luzerne County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]
A post office called Sweet Valley has been in operation since 1847. [2] Josiah Ruggles was the first postmaster, and the community's first merchant. [3]
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,428, making it the second-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Laporte. The county was created on March 15, 1847, from part of Lycoming County and named for Charles C. Sullivan, leader of the Pennsylvania Senate at that time.
Luzerne County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 906 square miles (2,350 km2), of which 890 square miles (2,300 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) is water. It is Northeastern Pennsylvania's second-largest county by total area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 320,918, making it the most populous county in the northeastern part of the state. The county seat and largest city is Wilkes-Barre. Other populous communities include Hazleton, Kingston, Nanticoke, and Pittston. Luzerne County is included in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a total population of 555,426.
Lackawanna County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 214,437. Its county seat and largest city is Scranton.
Foundryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 256 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Mifflin Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,322 at the 2010 census.
Black Creek Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,016 as of the 2010 census.
Butler Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,221 at the 2010 census.
Dallas Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Back Mountain, a 118 square mile region in northern Luzerne County. The population was 8,994 at the 2010 census.
Fairview Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,520 at the 2010 census.
Hollenback Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,196 at the 2010 census.
Huntington Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,244 at the 2010 census.
Ross Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,937 at the 2010 census.
Sugarloaf Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,211 at the 2010 census.
The Wyoming Valley is a historic industrialized region of Northeastern Pennsylvania, once famous for fueling the industrial revolution in the United States with its many anthracite coal mines. As a metropolitan area, it is known as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, after its principal cities, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, and is the 97th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and the 4th largest in Pennsylvania. It makes up its own unique physiographic province, the Anthracite Valley, in the geology of Pennsylvania. Greater Pittston makes up the center of the valley. Scranton is the most populated city in the metropolitan area with a population of 77,114. The city of Scranton has grown in population after the 2015 mid term census while Wilkes-Barre has declined in population. Wilkes-Barre is still the second most populated city in the metropolitan area and Hazleton is third. The airports for this area are Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (Avoca) and the Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport.
The State Correctional Institution – Dallas, commonly referred to as SCI Dallas, is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lawrence Mahally is the institution's Superintendent. SCI Dallas houses about 2,140 inmates, some 400 of whom are serving life without the possibility of parole. It has 119 beds in its restricted housing unit (RHU). SCI Dallas was built to house 1,750 inmates.
Drums is an unincorporated community in Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Located about 1,500 feet (460 m) altitude in the Sugarloaf Valley, it sits east of Interstate 81 and north of Nescopeck Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. It was founded by the Drum family in the late 18th century originally and was originally known as Drum's. Its ZIP Code is 18222, served by the 788 exchange in Area Code 570.
Central Mountain is a mountain in Columbia County, Sullivan County, and Luzerne County, in Pennsylvania, United States. Its elevation is 2,247 feet (685 m) above sea level. The mountain is part of the Allegheny Front. Rock formations on the mountain include the Pocono Formation and the Duncannon Member of the Catskill Formation. It was historically known as North Mountain, but it was renamed Central Mountain in the late 1800s. The mountain is one of the most important sites on the Columbia County Natural Areas Inventory and it is inhabited by dozens of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. Numerous birds and several amphibians and mammals are also found in the area.
Coder is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. It sits at an elevation of 1,276 feet.
Jenningsville is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Lovelton is an unincorporated populated place in North Branch Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Jenningsville.
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Coordinates: 41°16′56″N76°08′41″W / 41.28222°N 76.14472°W
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