Template:Wp-Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania

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Nesquehoning is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,349 at the 2010 census.

Nesquehoning was established as a result of the anthracite coal mining industry. It was incorporated as a borough in 1963 (effective in 1964), having previously been a part of Mauch Chunk Township west of the Lehigh River. The borough's name is of Native American origin, commonly believed to signify "narrow valley;" however native language scholars translate the name as "at the black lick" or "at the dirty lick," referring to mineral licks frequented by deer or other animals.