This site is dedicated to creating and sharing a visual record that captures the distinctive character of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area and the Pocono Mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania. The neighboring cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre are often collectively referred to as EC/DC (as in Electric City/Diamond City). While historically known as the Electric City, Scranton is currently more famous for being home to a small but not insignificant branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
Pages
▼
Thursday, August 19, 2010
The Origin of Scranton's Nickname "The Electric City"
In 1886 Scranton became the first city in the nation to have a continuously operating electric streetcar system.
No comments:
Post a Comment