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Susquehanna

county, Pennsylvania, United States
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Susquehanna, county, northeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a mountainous region of the Allegheny Plateau bounded by New York state to the north. In addition to Stillwater and Quaker lakes, the principal waterways are the Susquehanna and Lackawanna (west and east branches) rivers and Meshoppen, Tunkhannock, Snake, and Starrucca creeks. Salt Springs State Park is located north of Montrose, the county seat. Hallstead and Great Bend were founded in 1787 along the Susquehanna River near the...

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