Lackawanna

English

Etymology

From Lenape Lechauwa-hannek : "the river that forks".

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌlækəˈwɑnə/

Proper noun

Lackawanna

1. the Lackawanna River in Pennsylvania, USA, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
2. A city in Erie County, New York, United States, named after the Lackawanna Steel Company.
3. (rail transport) a short name for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which was merged into the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in 1960.
   • 1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 24:

     A pioneer 4-8-4 operator, Lackawanna introduced a 77-inch-drivered Pocono (as DL&W dubbed it) in 1927 for passenger service, was soon buying a 70-inch version for Hoboken-Buffalo freight runs, finally achieved a 74-inch dual-purpose machine.

Derived terms

• Lackawanna County