Leggetts Creek
Leggetts Creek is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 9.0 miles long and flows through Scott Township, South Abington Township, and Scranton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Legget Creek”, “Leggett’s Gap Creek”, and “Leggits Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Viewmont Mall and Scranton State School for the Deaf.
Viewmont Mall
Shopping center
Viewmont Mall is a shopping mall located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Dick's House of Sport, and HomeGoods.
Scranton State School for the Deaf
School
Scranton State School for the Deaf was a residential school for the deaf established in 1880 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Its students ranged in age from birth to 21.
Weston Field
Park
Weston Field is a community sports facility in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, built in about 1916 and named for Charles Weston. Weston Field is situated 2 miles southwest of Leggetts Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Throop and Dunmore.
Throop
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Throop is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. Formerly, coal mining and silk manufacturing provided employment for the people of Throop, who numbered 2,204 in 1900 and 5,133 in 1910. Throop is situated 1½ miles east of Leggetts Creek.
Dunmore
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunmore is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862.
Dickson City
Town
Photo: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dickson City is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, 4 miles north of Scranton. Coal mining was an important industry in the past. The borough's population peaked at 12,395 in 1930 and was 6,051 at the 2020 census. Dickson City is situated 2½ miles northeast of Leggetts Creek.
Leggetts Creek
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Leggetts Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Leggetts Creek”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Providence and Green Ridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marvine Shaft and Leggetts Creek Shaft.
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