Editing Nescopeck, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
Nescopeck was first settled in 1786; it was later incorporated as a borough in 1896. By 1900, over one thousand people resided in the borough. That number would peak at 1,934 in 1960.

The borough derives its name from [[Nescopeck Creek]], a Native American name purported to mean "black, deep, and still water".<ref>{{cite book|last=Espenshade|first=Abraham Howry|title=Pennsylvania Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012934249&view=1up&seq=5|year=1925|publisher=Evangelical Press|isbn=978-0-8063-0416-8|page=286}}</ref>

In 2011 between the dates of September 6 and September 9, Nescopeck became one of many victims to [[Tropical Storm Lee (2011)|Tropical Storm Lee]]. Lower-lying parts of the town that neighbored the [[Susquehanna River]] became flooded. One of the buildings that suffered damage was the Cooper House. After sitting for almost eight years, the historical building of 1817 was finally demolished on April 26, 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Albert |first=Jessica |date=April 26, 2019 |title="Cooper House in Nescopeck Torn Down" |url=https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/cooper-house-in-nescopeck-torn-down/523-4362fd93-11eb-41d6-80c8-ec609cbdf43c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630003844/https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/cooper-house-in-nescopeck-torn-down/523-4362fd93-11eb-41d6-80c8-ec609cbdf43c |archive-date=June 30, 2024 |access-date=June 29, 2024 |work=[[WNEP]]}}</ref>

On August 5, 2022, a fire at a house killed ten people at a home in Nescopeck, including three children. All of the victims were related to a volunteer firefighter who responded to the blaze.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubinkam |first1=Michael |last2=Scolforo |first2=Mark |title=Blaze kills firefighter's 10 relatives, 3 of them children |url=https://apnews.com/article/fires-pennsylvania-7bda761e6c6930b5681e32095725e3b0 |website=Associated Press |access-date=August 14, 2022 |date=August 5, 2022}}</ref> Eight days later on August 13, a man drove into a crowd at a fundraiser for the victims in nearby [[Berwick, Pennsylvania|Berwick]], killing one person and wounding 17 others. The man then drove to a home in Nescopeck, where he beat his mother to death. He was sentenced to life in prison in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carroll |first1=Kevin |title=Suspect in Berwick, Nescopeck killings says he was 'frustrated' |url=https://www.timesleader.com/news/1569910/suspect-in-berwick-nescopeck-killings-says-he-was-frustrated |website=Times Leader |access-date=August 14, 2022 |date=August 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mantione |first1=Madonna |title=Sura Reyes sentenced for killing mother, driving through fundraiser crowd |url=https://www.pahomepage.com/news/crime-courts/adrian-oswaldo-sura-reyes-has-been-sentenced/ |website=PA Homepage |access-date=August 11, 2024}}</ref>

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Faith United Lutheran Nescopeck PA.jpg|Faith United Lutheran Church
Nescopeck welcome sign 1.JPG|Entering Nescopeck on [[Pennsylvania Route 93|PA 93]]
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