Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

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Wyoming County was formed out of the northern part of Luzerne, by an act of Assembly approved April 4th, 1842. When the petition for its organization was presented to the Legislature, the Petitioners asked that it might be called "Putnam", the name of one of the certified townships in the county. Through the influence of a member from Luzerne County, the name Wyoming was substituted for Putnam, and thus the act passed.

Its named from the Wyoming tribe of Indians who occupied the land when the white settlers came; name signifies extensive flats. Population as of 2010 was 28,276. Its county seat is Tunkhannock.

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www.wyccc.com/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming_County,_Pennsylvania
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Coordinates:   41°30'53"N   76°0'2"W
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