Monocanock Island is a river island in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.[1] It is located roughly 100 meters downriver from the George Dennis Memorial Bridge, which connects Jenkins Twp. and Wyoming Borough across the Susquehanna River.[2]

Monocanock is a name derived from the Algonquian language purported to mean "island place".[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monocanock Island
  2. ↑ Murtha, Claudia (11 February 2022). "Wyoming Borough bridge renamed to honor PennDOT employee who died on the job". Fox 56 News. Fox 56 Wolf. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

41°17′55″N 75°50′26″W / 41.29861°N 75.84056°W / 41.29861; -75.84056



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