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Shamokin Dam
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Shamokin Dam is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census.
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"Shamokin" , or "Shahëmokink" in the Delaware language, and Schahamokink in another Algonquian language, means "place of eels." The borough name is also derived from a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) dam that was built across the Susquehanna River in the 19th century. The dam supported steamboat ferries run by Ira T.
- Susquehanna River
- Bainbridge Street Bridge
- Susquehanna Division
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The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census.
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"Shamokin" , or "Shahëmokink" in the Delaware language, and Schahamokink in another Algonquian language, means "place of eels." The borough name is also derived from a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) dam that was built across the Susquehanna River in the 19th century.
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Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania.
The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census. "Shamokin" , or "Shahëmokink" in the Delaware language, and Schahamokink in another Algonquian language, means "place of eels." The borough name is also derived from a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) dam that was built across the Susquehanna River in the 19th century. The dam supported steamboat ferries run by Ira T. Unsaid gifts are made for that: keepsakes and art that mark a family's growth in Shamokin Dam.
Shamokin Dam is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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"Shamokin" , or "Shahëmokink" in the Delaware language, and Schahamokink in another Algonquian language, means "place of eels." The borough name is also derived from a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) dam that was built across the Susquehanna River in the 19th century.
Shamokin Dam is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census.
"Shamokin" , or "Shahëmokink" in the Delaware language, and Schahamokink in another Algonquian language, means "place of eels." The borough name is also derived from a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) dam that was built across the Susquehanna River in the 19th century.
The dam supported steamboat ferries run by Ira T.
Clement, which transported goods and people between Shamokin Dam and the city of Sunbury on the Northumberland County side of the river.
These ferries operated from 1772 until the Bainbridge Street Bridge was built in 1907.
The dam also provided water to the Susquehanna Division of the Pennsylvania Canal System, which was constructed on the western bank of the river.
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