Lackawanna (/ˌlækəˈwɒnə/ from a Lenni Lenape word meaning "stream that forks") is the name of various places and later businesses in the mid-Atlantic United States, generally tracing their name in some manner from the Lackawanna River in Pennsylvania.

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Stream that forks from the river to the county, the term “Lackawanna” is abundant in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is derived from a Lenape term that translates to “stream that forks.” Appropriately, the Lackawanna river does indeed fork.

Lackawanna was a center of steel manufacture throughout most of the 20th century. In 1899, the Lackawanna Steel Company, based in Scranton, Pennsylvania since its founding, purchased all the land along the West Seneca shore of Lake Erie.

What is Lackawanna County known for?

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia Lackawanna County is a region that was developed for iron production and anthracite coal mining in the nineteenth century, with its peak of coal production reached in the mid-20th century. Scranton, then still part of Luzerne County, became a center of mining and industry.