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==History== The community was originally called ''Swoyerville''; it was incorporated as a borough in 1888. The community was named after [[Coal mining|mine]] owner John Henry Swoyer. In the 1950s, the town held a special vote on whether to add an "s" to the borough's name. The measure passed and the borough became ''Swoyersville''. [[Coal mining]] was the chief industry in and around Swoyersville for most of the 19th and 20th centuries. The mines ceased production in the 1950s (after the [[Knox Mine Disaster]]). However, work continued at the colliery on Main Street (in Swoyersville) well into the 1960s. In 1972, the town was severely flooded by the [[Susquehanna River]] as a result of [[Hurricane Agnes]]. At the time, there was great concern that many of the flooded abandoned mine tunnels β running underneath Swoyersville β would cave-in. However, the cave-ins never occurred.
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