Though the area had been settled for generations, it was the coal demands of the 19th century that turned Nanticoke from a little village into a hub of industry. In June 1748, 80 members Nentego tribe, from whom the name Nanticoke is derived, grounded their canoes in the wilderness along the Susquehanna River in the area that would later be named the Wyoming Valley. While it was first a farming area, towns sprouted alongside the...