Place:Duryea, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameDuryea
TypeBorough
Coordinates41.348°N 75.758°W
Located inLuzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Duryea is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, south of Scranton on the Lackawanna River. Duryea was incorporated as a borough in 1891. Coal mining and the manufacture of silk were the chief industries in the early years of its existence. The population numbered 7,487 in 1910 and 8,275 in 1940. The population was 4,917 at the 2010 census.

In 2011, the borough received national attention for its role in the landmark Supreme Court case Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri, in which the court stated that "a government employer's allegedly retaliatory actions against an employee do not give rise to liability under the Petition Clause unless the employee's petition relates to a matter of public concern."

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