city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carbondale is a city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.[1] Carbondale is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is about 15 miles northeast of Scranton. The population was 8,828 at the 2020 census.[2]
The land area that became Carbondale was developed by William and Maurice Wurts. They were the founders of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. The company mined anthracite coal mining[1] in the early 19th century. Carbondale was the site of the first deep vein anthracite coal mine[3] in the United States. It was also a major terminal of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.
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