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{{Short description|City in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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'''Nanticoke''' is a [[City (Pennsylvania)|city]] in [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 10,628, making it the third largest city in Luzerne County. It occupies {{convert|3.6|sqmi}} of land. Nanticoke is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]].

The city can be divided into several sections: Honey Pot (northwestern Nanticoke), (northern and central Nanticoke), and Hanover Section (southeastern Nanticoke).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nanticokehistoryonline.org/site2/stories/2013/january/honey_pot.html|title=Honey Pot|website=nanticokehistoryonline.org|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806091433/http://www.nanticokehistoryonline.org/site2/stories/2013/january/honey_pot.html|archive-date=August 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It was once an active coal mining community. Today, the 167-[[acre]] main campus of [[Luzerne County Community College]] is located within the city.

==History==
[[File:1858 Anthracite Map Detail.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|1858 [[anthracite]] map with Nanticoke visible on the far left]]

===Early history===
The name ''[[Nanticoke people|Nanticoke]]'' was derived from Nentego ("tidewater people"), an Algonquian-speaking [[Nanticoke people|Native American people]] who moved to the [[Wyoming Valley]] when their [[Chesapeake Bay]] homelands were spoiled for hunting by the [[Europe]]an settlers.<ref>Pritzker, pp. 440</ref> For quite some time, the tribe maintained a village in the valley before Europeans settled there. The nearby [[Nanticoke Creek]], also named after the tribe, was once known as Muddy Run. However, its current name was appearing on maps as early as 1776. The creek has also historically been referred to by many other names, including Lee's Creek, Miller's Creek, Robbins Creek, Bobbs Creek, Rummage Creek, and Warrior Run Creek.<ref name = "bradsby">{{Citation|editor = Henry C. Bradsby|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=4BkVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA606|title = History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: With ..., Volume 1|pages = 468, 570, 606, 612|year = 1893}}</ref> All of these names were described as erroneous in Henry C. Bradsby's 1893 book ''History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania''.<ref name = "bradsby"/>

A forge was constructed on Nanticoke Creek in 1778 by Mason F. Alden and John Alden. During that same year, a log [[gristmill]] was also built near the creek by a Mr. Chapman. The mill was heavily guarded in 1780. By 1793, a [[sawmill]] and gristmill both existed on the creek.<ref name = "bradsby"/>

===Incorporation===
[[File:East Main Street, Nanticoke, Pa (79611).jpg|thumb|left|An old [[postcard]] of Main Street]]
In the 19th century, Nanticoke was carved out of [[Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Hanover Township]] and [[Newport Township, Pennsylvania|Newport Township]]. The settlement was incorporated as a village in 1830; Nanticoke was chartered by the Pennsylvania Legislature as a borough on January 31, 1874. Nanticoke experienced its greatest population increase between 1917 and 1925. This allowed for it to qualify as a [[Local government in Pennsylvania|third class city]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nanticokecity.com/history.htm|title=history|website=nanticokecity.com|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303005316/http://www.nanticokecity.com/history.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The citizens voted in the fall of 1924 to form a city government; and elections were held the following year. The new city government consisted of a mayor and several councilmen, who took office in January 1926 (which was the official date of becoming a third class city). The first mayor of Nanticoke City was Dan Sakowski.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.luzernecounty.org/living/municipalities/city_of_nanticoke |title=City of Nanticoke |access-date=November 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922161350/http://www.luzernecounty.org/living/municipalities/city_of_nanticoke |archive-date=September 22, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Post-incorporation===
[[Samuel H. Kress]] opened his first store, which grew into the national [[S. H. Kress & Co.]] chain, in Nanticoke.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kressfoundation.org/about/legacy.aspx?id=82|title=Kress Foundation - The Kress Legacy|website=kressfoundation.org|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824090136/http://www.kressfoundation.org/about/legacy.aspx?id=82|archive-date=August 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The city gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an active [[anthracite]] coal mining community, drawing a large portion of its labor force from [[European immigrants]]. At its peak, in the 1930s, the city was home to over 27,000 people. However, when the mining industry in the [[Northeastern Pennsylvania|region]] collapsed, Nanticoke witnessed [[urban decay]] and a shrinking population. The collapse of the mining industry also left behind a scarred landscape – abandoned mines, [[coal breaker|breakers]], buildings, and [[water pollution|pollution]] in [[Nanticoke Creek]] due to [[Abandoned mine drainage|mine drainage]].<ref name="citizensvoice-golias">{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Golias |work=The Citizen's Voice |url=http://citizensvoice.com/news/project-to-rid-acid-mine-water-in-the-works-1.1445926 |title=Project to rid acid mine water in the works |date=April 17, 2020 |publisher=Times-Shamrock Communications |location=Wilkes-Barre, PA}}</ref> [[Concrete City]], built by the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad]]'s coal division in 1911, is located near the Hanover Section of Nanticoke. Abandoned since 1924, it was designated as an historic site in 1998, and its remnants still stand as a tourist attraction. The original entrance has since been bulldozed. However, there is an alternate route that does not appear on maps; it can be found at the end of Bliss and Mosier Streets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tecsite/ConcreteCity/Concrete.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040723215615/http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tecsite/ConcreteCity/Concrete.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2004|title=The Concrete City|date=July 23, 2004}}</ref>

In 1967, [[Luzerne County Community College]], a two-year [[community college]], was established in the city. Today, the main campus covers roughly 167 [[acres]] in Nanticoke. The school also maintains eleven satellite learning centers located throughout [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.luzerne.edu/about/facts.jsp |title=Luzerne County Community College |website=luzerne.edu |access-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909005924/https://www.luzerne.edu/about/facts.jsp |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Nanticoke City officials voted unanimously to apply for [[Financially Distressed Municipalities Act|Act 47]], or economically distressed city status, which was granted by the state in 2006. Nanticoke faced a projected $700,000 deficit that year, with revenues flat and falling far behind expenses.

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Armory, Nanticoke, Pa (79610).jpg|[[National Guard Armory|Armory]] in Nanticoke
U.S. Post Office, Nanticoke, PA (63510).jpg|An old postcard of the post office in Downtown Nanticoke
Nanticoke Park, Nanticoke, PA (63509).jpg|An old postcard of Nanticoke Park
Nanticoke Park showing World War II Memorial, Nanticoke, Pa (78865).jpg|An old postcard of the World War II [[memorial]] in Nanticoke Park
</gallery>

==Demographics==
[[Image:Nanticoke PA Presby PHS393.jpg|thumb|left|First Presbyterian Church]]
{{US Census population
|1880= 3884
|1890= 10044
|1900= 12116
|1910= 18877
|1920= 22614
|1930= 26043
|1940= 24387
|1950= 20160
|1960= 15601
|1970= 14638
|1980= 13044
|1990= 12267
|2000= 10955
|2010= 10465
|2020= 10628
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At its height, in the 1930s, the city of Nanticoke was home to over 27,000 people. As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 10,955 people, 4,850 households, and 2,905 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,124.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,487 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,564.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 4,850 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,169, and the median income for a family was $35,444. Males had a median income of $30,125 versus $20,265 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,348. About 11.5% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

*Ancestries: 
**[[Polish American|Polish]] (49.7%)
**[[German American|German]] (13.0%)
**[[Irish American|Irish]] (10.8%)
**[[Italian American|Italian]] (8.4%)
**[[Welsh American|Welsh]] (6.4%)
**[[Slovak American|Slovak]] (5.3%)

==Geography==
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Nanticoke is located at {{coord|41|11|58|N|75|59|57|W|type:city}} (41.199514, -75.999119).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.6|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|3.5|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi}}, or 3.05%, is water. Nanticoke is located in the Wyoming Valley (near the [[Susquehanna River]]). The elevation is 696 feet (212 m). Both the Lower Broadway Street Bridge and the [[South Cross Valley Expressway]] cross over the Susquehanna River and connect Nanticoke with [[Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Plymouth Township]]. The [[topography]] of Nanticoke is hilly. The city can be divided into several sections: Honey Pot (northwestern Nanticoke), Downtown (northern and central Nanticoke), and Hanover Section (southeastern Nanticoke). [[Nanticoke Creek]] and [[Newport Creek]] run through the city.

===Adjacent municipalities===
*[[Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Hanover Township]] (east and south)
*[[Newport Township, Pennsylvania|Newport Township]] (west and south)
*[[Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Plymouth Township]] (north)

===Climate===
Nanticoke has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') and the [[hardiness zone]] is 6a bordering on 6b. Average monthly temperatures range from 26.9&nbsp;°F in January to 72.6&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ |title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University}}</ref>

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=PA|I|81}}
*{{jct|state=PA|US|11}}
*{{jct|state=PA|PA|29}}

===Public transportation===
* Nanticoke is served by the [[Luzerne County Transportation Authority]], which provides bus service to the city and other communities within Luzerne County and [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lctabus.com|title=LCTA|website=lctabus.com|access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802011131/http://www.lctabus.com/|archive-date=August 2, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rail===
*[[Rail line]] service is provided by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]; the city is situated on the railroad's [[Sunbury Line]] (where a small freight yard is located).

===Airports===
* The [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport]] is located in [[Pittston Township, Pennsylvania|Pittston Township]]. The airport is served by eight international airlines and has hosted [[Air Force One]] on regional presidential visits several times in the past. In the spring of 2002, the airport began offering an increased number of non-stop flights across the nation. Service is provided by [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Airlines]], [[Delta Connection|Delta Air Lines]], and [[United Express|United Airlines]].<ref name=flyavp>{{cite web|url=http://www.flyavp.com/|title=AVP - Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport|website=AVP|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907055818/http://flyavp.com/|archive-date=September 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport]] is located three miles north of [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]].<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=WBW|use=PU|own=PU|site=21782.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.</ref>
* The [[Hazleton Municipal Airport]] is located two miles northwest of [[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hazletonfbo.com/default.htm |title=Hazleton Airport |website=hazletonfbo.com |access-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930162529/http://www.hazletonfbo.com/default.htm |archive-date=September 30, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Government officials==
Nanticoke was incorporated as a [[Local government in Pennsylvania|third class city]] in 1926.
* [[Mayor]]: Kevin Coughlin<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nanticokecity.com/mayor.html |title=Mayor |publisher=City of Nanticoke |access-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909005504/http://www.nanticokecity.com/mayor.html |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Members of the [[City Council]]:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-01-02 |title=O’Connor appointed to Nanticoke council seat |url=https://www.timesleader.com/news/1641461/oconnor-appointed-to-nanticoke-council-seat |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Times Leader |language=en-US}}</ref>
** William F. Brown, [[President (government title)#Sub-national|president]]<ref name=":0" />
** Joseph Nalepa, [[vice-president]]<ref name=":0" />
** Joseph Dougherty<ref name=":0" />
** Kenny James<ref name=":0" />
** Mark O'Connor<ref name=":0" />
* [[City manager|City Administrator]]: Donna Wall<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Manager |publisher=City of Nanticoke |url=http://www.nanticokecity.com/city%20manager.html |access-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909052033/http://www.nanticokecity.com/city%20manager.html |archive-date=September 9, 2017}}</ref>

==Public safety==
Nanticoke City has its own [[police department]] and [[fire department]]. The police department provides full-time protection for its citizens, visitors, businesses, and public property.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nanticokecity.com/police.html |title=Nanticoke Police Department |publisher=City of Nanticoke |access-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909052032/http://www.nanticokecity.com/police.html|archive-date=September 9, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The fire department consists of a combination of career and [[Volunteer fire department|volunteer]] firefighters. It provides a variety of services, including [[Firefighting|fire extinguishment]], [[rescue]], and [[emergency medical services]]. The department also provides its citizens with [[fire safety]] education and [[fire prevention|prevention]] programs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nanticokecity.com/fire%20department.html |title=Fire Department |publisher=City of Nanticoke |access-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909004950/http://www.nanticokecity.com/fire%20department.html |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

==Culture==
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===Education===
* [[Greater Nanticoke Area School District]] serves the city of Nanticoke and the surrounding townships of Plymouth, Newport, and Conyningham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42079_luzerne/DC20SD_C42079.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Luzerne County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42079_luzerne/DC20SD_C42079_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Greater Nanticoke Area School District encompasses approximately {{convert|52|sqmi|km2}}.
* [[Luzerne County Community College]] (LCCC) is a two-year [[community college]] located in Nanticoke. LCCC offers over 100 academic, technical, and career programs. It has an open admissions policy for most programs and has over 30,000 graduates. In addition to the 167-acre main campus in Nanticoke, the school maintains 11 satellite learning centers located throughout [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. College Centers are located in Berwick, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Shamokin, Hazleton, and Kulpmont.
* Mill Memorial Library

===Media===
[[WQFM (FM)|WQFM]] 92.1 FM, [[WSFX-FM]] at 89.1, [[WVHO]] 94.5 FM, and [[WAZL (AM)|WAZL]] 730 AM are licensed in Nanticoke.

==Notable people==
[[File:Nick Adams The Rebel.JPG|thumb|upright|Nick Adams]]

{{Main|Category:People from Nanticoke, Pennsylvania}}
* [[Nick Adams (actor, born 1931)|Nick Adams]] (1931–1968), actor, screenwriter, best known to audiences as Johnny Yuma in the TV series ''[[The Rebel (American TV series)|The Rebel]]''<ref>Television Obscurities, ''[http://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/rebel/ The Rebel]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}'', October 14, 2003. Retrieved December 5, 2007.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nick Adams Movies & TV Shows List {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1000072-nick_adams |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Steve Bilko]] (1928–1978), played [[professional baseball]] for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bilkost01|title=Steve Bilko Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=December 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021052704/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bilkost01|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Al Cihocki]] (1924–2014), a [[Major League Baseball]] [[infielder]] who played for the [[Cleveland Indians]]<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesleader/obituary.aspx?n=al-yogi-j-cihocki-doc&pid=170420863|title=Al "Yogi" J. "Doc" Cihocki|work=[[Times Leader]]|publisher=Legacy.com|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Stanley Dudrick]] (1935–2020), surgeon who developed [[total parenteral nutrition]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geisinger.edu/education/faculty-affairs/faculty-directory/2017/09/29/14/53/stanley-dudrick|title=Stanley J. Dudrick, MD|website=geisinger.edu|language=en|access-date=February 29, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228034648/https://www.geisinger.edu/education/faculty-affairs/faculty-directory/2017/09/29/14/53/stanley-dudrick|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[John S. Fine]] (1893–1978), 35th [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|Governor of Pennsylvania]] from 1951 to 1955<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_pennsylvania/col2-content/main-content-list/title_fine_john.html|title=Pennsylvania Governor John Sydney Fine|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date=December 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822063136/http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_pennsylvania/col2-content/main-content-list/title_fine_john.html|archive-date=August 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Pete Gray]] (1915–2002), played major league baseball after having lost his right arm in a childhood accident; his life is depicted in the 1986 television production ''[[A Winner Never Quits (TV film)|A Winner Never Quits]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=graype01|title=Pete Gray Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=December 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112074727/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=graype01|archive-date=November 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Paul Kanjorski]] (b. 1937), former U.S. Representative for [[Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district]]<ref name=congress>{{cite news|work=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]|title=Kanjorski, Paul E., (1937 - )|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=k000008|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026135605/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=k000008|archive-date=October 26, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Jerry Orbach]] (1935–2004), former cast member of ''[[Law & Order]]''<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news|last=Bernstein|first=Adam|date=December 30, 2004|title='Law & Order' Star Jerry Orbach Dies at 69|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33356-2004Dec29.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175105/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33356-2004Dec29.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Frank Piekarski]] (1879–1951), an [[American football]] player and coach who later served as a judge in Pennsylvania<ref name=hof>{{Cite web |title=Frank Piekarski |publisher=[[National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame]] |date=June 9, 2005 |url=http://polishsportshof.com/inductees/football/frank-piekarski/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012182258/http://polishsportshof.com/inductees/football/frank-piekarski/ |archive-date=October 12, 2010}}</ref>
* [[David A. Randall]] (1905–1975), an American book dealer, librarian, and bibliographic scholar<ref>Randall, David A. (1969) ''Dukedom Large Enough''. New York: [[Random House]], cover notes.</ref>
* [[Albert Tannenbaum]] (1906–1976), member of Murder, Inc.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 30, 1950 |title=Murder Witness Back, Accuser of Lepke Will Testify Against Another Suspect |page=22 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/03/30/archives/murder-witness-back-accuser-of-lepke-will-testify-against-another.html |access-date=July 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106181215/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0710FD355E10728DDDA90B94DB405B8089F1D3 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=live}}{{subscription required|date=May 2016}}</ref>
* [[Doug Turley]] (1918–1992), an American football end for the [[Washington Redskins]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/dougturley/2527688/profile|title=Doug Turley|website=NFL.com|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909053650/http://www.nfl.com/player/dougturley/2527688/profile|archive-date=September 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes==
* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. {{ISBN|978-0-19-513877-1}}.

==References==
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* [http://www.nanticokehistoryonline.org/ Nanticoke History Online]

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