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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Nanticoke WMA
The Nanticoke River, like the Pocomoke, is one of the Eastern Shore Rivers that drains into the Chesapeake Bay.
Visitors to Nanticoke River WMA might catch a glimpse of them in March through June as they fish to feed their chicks.
Use of Nanticoke River WMA is generally permitted seven days a week throughout the year.
www.dnr.state.md.us /publiclands/eastern/nanticoke.asp   (705 words)

  
  Nanticoke, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Town of Nanticoke is on the western border of the county.
The Town of Nanticoke was formed from the Town of Lisle in 1831.
Nanticoke -- The hamlet of Nanticoke is in the western part of the town.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nanticoke,_New_York   (493 words)

  
 Nanticoke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nanticoke is the name of several places in North America:
the Nanticoke, an Algonquian tribe originally living in what is now eastern Maryland and southern Delaware.
The Nanticoke River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, in Maryland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nanticoke   (121 words)

  
 The Nanticoke Indians of Delaware   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Nanticoke Indian Tribe of Delaware is a State Legislatively Recognized Indian Tribe based in Sussex County, Delaware with registered tribal members residing throughout the United States.
By 1767 the Nanticoke reservations were vacant and an Act was passed granting the exiled Nanticokes $666.66 to settle all land claims that the held in Maryland.
On that day the Nanticokes arose from "extinction" for the state had officially recognized Lydia Clark as a Nanticoke and she in turn established the bloodlines through herself, Sockum, Harmon and the others that she had named for all that was to come in the future.
www.graydovetrading.com /Nanticoke.html   (3633 words)

  
 History of Nanticoke, New York
When the township of Lisle was set off from Union in 1801, Nanticoke went with it and remained a part of that township until April 18, 1831, when by an act of the Legislature a new township to be known thereafter as Nanticoke, an Indian name, was erected.
In 1835, Nanticoke numbered 295; in 1850, 576; in 1860, 797; in 1870, 1,058; in 1880, 999; in 1890, 728; in 1900, 666; in 1910, 536; in 1920, 444.
Many homes along the Nanticoke valley have already been wired for electricity, and it may be possible that before this history is published the current will have been turned on and the people will be in the enjoyment of this modern innovation.
history.rays-place.com /ny/nanticoke-ny.htm   (666 words)

  
 The Nanticoke Indian Tribe
Nanticoke leaders tried to have Maryland authorities restrict alcohol sale on the reservation by punishing traders who had tricked them, but it was nearly impossible to enforce.
At the end of the 17th Century, the Nanticoke and the Choptank were the only native tribes still living on the Eastern Shore of what is now Maryland, thereby surviving 70 years of conflict and contact with European settlers.
As the numbers of settlers increased, the Nanticoke's traditional hunting and farming was disrupted.
www.nanticokeindians.org /history.cfm   (1643 words)

  
 CBC News:Ontario's Nanticoke is Canada's worst polluter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Federal data show the Nanticoke plant on the north shore of Lake Erie spewed out 7,640 tonnes of toxic pollutants in 2000, the latest year for which data are available.
The Nanticoke plant is responsible for six per cent of all air pollution in Canada, according to data from Environment Canada's national pollutant release inventory.
"Nanticoke is the SUV of power plants – it's a dirty fuel hog that pollutes well beyond the value of the service provided," he said in a release.
www.cbc.ca /stories/2002/07/17/nanticoke020717   (335 words)

  
 Facts for Kids: Nanticoke Indians (Nanticokes)
Nanticoke was an Algonquian language closely related to Lenape and Munsee.
Nanticokes were known to poison their enemies occasionally, so Nanticoke chiefs, like European kings, were very careful to safeguard and test their food before eating it.
Nanticoke legends and fairy tales are very similar to the Lenape ones, both because the two cultures were related and also because Indians from both tribes merged for a while when they were fleeing from the British.
www.geocities.com /bigorrin/nanticoke_kids.htm   (1116 words)

  
 Nanticoke on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Nanticoke was formerly the heart of an anthracite-coal mining region, but production has declined.
Nanticoke cruises to win: Makarczyk, who is mourning the loss of her grandmother, led Nanticoke with 21 points.
Nanticoke restaffs development board: The municipal authority has been accused of not making enough information public.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Nanticok.asp   (660 words)

  
 Acute Care - Nanticoke Health Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital is a progressive, full service institution, serving the medical needs of more than 85,000 residents of mid-Delmarva.
Subscribing to a patient centered philosophy, Nanticoke combines advanced technology with personal attention to fulfill its dynamic role as chief provider of comprehensive health care services in the area.
Most of the beds at Nanticoke Memorial are allocated for medical-surgical patients who require various diagnostic tests and treatments for diverse illness.
www.nanticoke.org /about/acute.cfm   (421 words)

  
 Nanticoke Language and the Nanticoke Indian Tribe (Nentego, Nantego, Nanticokes)
Unfortunately the point is moot, as the last of the Nanticoke speakers died in the mid-1800's.
People: The Nanticoke Indians are a southern offshoot of the Lenni Lenape, considering that tribe their elder kin.
After emancipation many Nanticokes passed as fl, or sometimes as white if they were mixed-race, but despite losing their language and much of their culture, other Nanticoke people have maintained their heritage to the present day.
www.native-languages.org /nanticoke.htm   (385 words)

  
 Nanticoke --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Nanticoke subsistence depended largely on fishing and trapping, and their social organization probably included a head chief, as well as subordinate chiefs...
county, southeastern Maryland, U.S., bordered by Delaware to the north, the Pocomoke River to the east, the Wicomico River to the southwest, and the Nanticoke River to the west and northwest.
Early accounts suggest that their subsistence was based mainly on hunting the abundant game and fowl of the area, using bows and arrows and spears, and that they lived in oval-shaped dwellings.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9054797   (668 words)

  
 Nanticoke News
Nanticoke council will have to decide by the Dec. 29 work session whether they want to raise the tax, and if so, by how much, and what the minimum income limit will be.
Nanticoke City is in deep financial trouble that will require quick action by city officials, according to a draft report from the state Department of Community and Economic Development obtained by The Citizens' Voice on Monday.
Heather is the daughter of Anthony and Michelle Baranowski, Nanticoke, and the granddaughter of Edward and Adeline Baranowski, Nanticoke, and Florence Levan and Fred Hunsinger, Berwick.
www.nanticokecity.com /news.htm   (17459 words)

  
 Cafe Locale - History and Points of Interest - Nanticoke Indian Museum
It was fourteen years ago when the Nanticoke Indian Tribe followed through with plans to preserve its rich heritage in Delaware and Maryland.
The Nanticoke Indian Museum on Route 24 in Oak Orchard opened in 1984 and has given the tribe a means of preserving not only items belonging to its ancestors, but also artifacts such as arrowheads and stones that have been unearthed during the past century.
With Nanticoke children now attending local public schools, it's easy for them to be unaware of their tribal heritage.
www.cafelocale.com /history/nanticokemuseum.html   (583 words)

  
 The Nanticoke Indian Tribe
Nanticoke school children playing a game called 'Bear in the ring'.
Taken at State Capital in Delaware, after Delaware granted a charter to the Nanticoke Indian Association in 1922.
The men all Nanticoke, are, from left: Ferd Clark, Assistant Chief E. Lincoln Harman, Chief William Russel Clark, Warren Wright, and Isaac Johnson.
www.nanticokeindians.org   (88 words)

  
 CBC News: Ontario delays closing worst coal plant
The giant Nanticoke plant on Lake Erie produces 4,000 megawatts of electricity and was to have been closed in 2007.
Nanticoke's plume contains 14 per cent of the province's small particulate matter, a prime cause of asthma attacks, heart attacks and bronchitis, according to the Ontario Clean Air Alliance.
Duncan attributed the Nanticoke delay to upgrading the transmission grid in southwestern Ontario.
www.cbc.ca /story/canada/national/2005/06/15/plant050615.html   (417 words)

  
 Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore--Nanticoke River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Nanticoke waters run with largemouth bass, crappie, chain pickerel, yellow and white perch, rockfish, trout, spot, crabs, oysters and clams.
During the 19th-century, the Nanticoke supported a thriving shipbuilding industry and the towns of Vienna, Sharptown, and Bethel were major shipbuilding centers.
Cedar was an important component of these vessels and today, the Nanticoke still has some of the northernmost stands of bald cypress trees on the Atlantic Coast.
skipjack.net /le_shore/heritage/nanticok.html   (316 words)

  
 Nanticoke Tribe
The Nanticoke Indians once roamed the area of what is now Maryland and Delaware.
The Last villages and Reservations On Delmarva were dissolved during the decade preceding 1750.
The last speaker of Nanticoke Lydia Clark, Died between 1840 and 1850.
members.tripod.com /~imblackeagle   (179 words)

  
 Nanticoke News - Topix
Kingston police arrested a Nanticoke man for stealing engagement rings yesterday morning from Rainbow Jewelers on Wyoming Avenue in Kingston.
NANTICOKE Mayor John Bushko urged council on Wednesday to hire at least two more police officers and firefighters because of injuries, a retirement and some vacancies.
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania is located in Luzerne County and is part of the Scranton Metro Area.
www.topix.net /city/nanticoke-pa   (695 words)

  
 "THE OFFICIAL" NANTICOKE CITY GUESTBOOK - A Bravenet.com Guestbook
Lookimg for help or information in tracing my grandfather, he imigrated to Nanticoke in 1912 his name was Cleeve Richards and stayed with his Aunt Mrs S Jones, 214 e Church Street.
Would love to hear from people who were from Nanticoke who miss the town like me and like to remember how it was growing up there.
My father Edger was a miner and we left Nanticoke for NY soon after my mother Mary died in 1944.
pub32.bravenet.com /guestbook/2684694389   (1573 words)

  
 Nanticoke Online - History Page
The Nanticoke Historical Society is pleased to announce a research facility to investigate historical facts concerning families, mine accidents, special events, and old buildings.
Nanticoke Smetana Harry Glen Lyon Smith Henry Alden Smith Emory Alden Smith William Stearns Sta.
Nanticoke Thomas Benjamin F. Nanticoke Thomas JR Mrs.
www.nanticokepa.com /nanticoke-history.htm   (963 words)

  
 Nanticoke Watershed Alliance - Home
The Nanticoke River begins its journey in southern Delaware, flowing southwest to the Chesapeake Bay through the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland.
The Nanticoke is the most biologically diverse watershed on Delmarva.
The Nanticoke Watershed Alliance (NWA) is an organization whose philosophy and intent is to provide environmental stewardship to the river and its watershed.
www.nanticokeriver.org   (331 words)

  
 Nanticoke, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, ...
Back to Nanticoke, PA housing info, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.
According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Nanticoke to the number of sex offenders is 2076 to 1.
www.city-data.com /city/Nanticoke-Pennsylvania.html   (1579 words)

  
 Saturn Nanticoke - Saturns in Nanticoke Pennsylvania - Saturn Yellow Pages .com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
If you are looking for Saturns in Nanticoke Pennsylvania you have come to the right place.
Nanticoke Saturns are listed below, or you can check the other cities in Pennsylvania for more Saturns.
Nanticoke Saturns have the option of adding more information for a small monthly or yearly listing fee.
www.saturnyellowpages.com /tobs/saturns/pa/nanticoke/1   (618 words)

  
 CNJ NANTICOKE BRANCH
At Sugar Notch the CNJ Nanticoke Branch crossed the LV on diamonds.
The Nanticoke Branch had never been signaled and operated by Form 19 over its entire 17 miles.
Although not visibly apparent in this view, the CNJ Nanticoke Branch is in the background running below the buildings.
www.gingerb.com /cnj_nanticoke_branch.htm   (1032 words)

  
 Nanticoke Watershed Alliance - Join Us/Contact Us
Our members are made up of foresters, industry, small business owners, government agencies, main stream environmental groups, land trusts, realtors, academicians, fishermen, restoration groups, farmers, and citizen groups.
If you are interested in becoming a member organization, please contact us at karenjohnsonlukacs@yahoo.com or at the address/phone number listed below.
Everyone is invited to come to the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance meetings that convene once a month throughout the year.
www.nanticokeriver.org /contact.html   (303 words)

  
 Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Recognized By Del. Health and Social Services
Shown with the award are some of the hospital's obstetric's staff.
Nanticoke Memorial assisted the DCSE in educating unmarried parents about the benefits of paternity establishment.
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital's maternity unit distributed written information on paternity before and after the birth of a child born out of wedlock, provided opportunities for unmarried parents to view a video about paternity establishment.
www.wboc.com /Global/story.asp?S=3904347&nav=MXEF   (374 words)

  
 Shad Planking at the Nanticoke River Shad Festival.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
It's all part of the annual Nanticoke River Shad Festival at Vienna, MD. The festival is held along the banks of a river that once teemed with this popular fish, and with the fisherman who used long, hand woven seines to pull their catch from the river into large open boats called shad barges.
The Nanticoke River Shad Festival is sponsored by the Town of Vienna, the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and the Chicone Ruritan Club.
All proceeds from the Festival are used for Nanticoke River shad restoration.
www.chiconeruritan.org /shad.html   (165 words)

  
 Nanticoke, New York (NY) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news
Back to Nanticoke, NY housing info, Broome County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities.
Latest news from Nanticoke, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 29.3 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
www.city-data.com /city/Nanticoke-New-York.html   (1110 words)

  
 The Nanticoke/Lenape Tribe Of New Jersey
The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Indians of New Jersey elected its first Tribal Council in 1978, becoming the largest active Tribe of Indians in the State of New Jersey.
The origin of the Nanticoke People began along the Nanticoke River in Southeastern Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
The headquarters of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Indians of New Jersey, Inc. is presently located at 18 East Commerce Street, Bridgeton, New Jersey.
www.jersey.net /~standingbear/home9.htm   (510 words)

  
 Scenes in Nanticoke area - Capt'n Clint's Place
Nanticoke city bldg, Nanticoke PA Nanticoke post office, Nanticoke PA 1940
Nanticoke State Hospital, Nanticoke PA Tilburys Knob, Nanticoke PA 1905
Armory, Nanticoke PA New Towers Hotel, W. Naticoke PA Tilbury Knob, W. Naticoke PA Pikes Peak Susquehanna River, W. Naticoke PA 1908
home.epix.net /~captclint/local_scenes8.html   (95 words)

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