The Wyoming Valley

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Wyoming_Valley
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:valley
gptkbp:areaCode 570
gptkbp:containsCity gptkb:Kingston
gptkb:Pittston
gptkb:Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Wyoming
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Wyoming Valley
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Wyoming_Massacre
coal mining
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Northeastern_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:mainIndustry anthracite coal
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Wyoming_(Lenape_word_meaning_'at_the_big_river_flat')
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Steamtown_National_Historic_Site
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkbp:population over 500,000 (metropolitan area)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Lackawanna_County
gptkb:Luzerne_County
gptkbp:river gptkb:Susquehanna_River
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6