Editing Nanticoke, Pennsylvania (section)

===Post-incorporation===
[[Samuel H. Kress]] opened his first store, which grew into the national [[S. H. Kress & Co.]] chain, in Nanticoke.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kressfoundation.org/about/legacy.aspx?id=82|title=Kress Foundation - The Kress Legacy|website=kressfoundation.org|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824090136/http://www.kressfoundation.org/about/legacy.aspx?id=82|archive-date=August 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The city gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an active [[anthracite]] coal mining community, drawing a large portion of its labor force from [[European immigrants]]. At its peak, in the 1930s, the city was home to over 27,000 people. However, when the mining industry in the [[Northeastern Pennsylvania|region]] collapsed, Nanticoke witnessed [[urban decay]] and a shrinking population. The collapse of the mining industry also left behind a scarred landscape – abandoned mines, [[coal breaker|breakers]], buildings, and [[water pollution|pollution]] in [[Nanticoke Creek]] due to [[Abandoned mine drainage|mine drainage]].<ref name="citizensvoice-golias">{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Golias |work=The Citizen's Voice |url=http://citizensvoice.com/news/project-to-rid-acid-mine-water-in-the-works-1.1445926 |title=Project to rid acid mine water in the works |date=April 17, 2020 |publisher=Times-Shamrock Communications |location=Wilkes-Barre, PA}}</ref> [[Concrete City]], built by the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad]]'s coal division in 1911, is located near the Hanover Section of Nanticoke. Abandoned since 1924, it was designated as an historic site in 1998, and its remnants still stand as a tourist attraction. The original entrance has since been bulldozed. However, there is an alternate route that does not appear on maps; it can be found at the end of Bliss and Mosier Streets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tecsite/ConcreteCity/Concrete.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040723215615/http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tecsite/ConcreteCity/Concrete.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2004|title=The Concrete City|date=July 23, 2004}}</ref>

In 1967, [[Luzerne County Community College]], a two-year [[community college]], was established in the city. Today, the main campus covers roughly 167 [[acres]] in Nanticoke. The school also maintains eleven satellite learning centers located throughout [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.luzerne.edu/about/facts.jsp |title=Luzerne County Community College |website=luzerne.edu |access-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909005924/https://www.luzerne.edu/about/facts.jsp |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Nanticoke City officials voted unanimously to apply for [[Financially Distressed Municipalities Act|Act 47]], or economically distressed city status, which was granted by the state in 2006. Nanticoke faced a projected $700,000 deficit that year, with revenues flat and falling far behind expenses.

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Armory, Nanticoke, Pa (79610).jpg|[[National Guard Armory|Armory]] in Nanticoke
U.S. Post Office, Nanticoke, PA (63510).jpg|An old postcard of the post office in Downtown Nanticoke
Nanticoke Park, Nanticoke, PA (63509).jpg|An old postcard of Nanticoke Park
Nanticoke Park showing World War II Memorial, Nanticoke, Pa (78865).jpg|An old postcard of the World War II [[memorial]] in Nanticoke Park
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