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About Pittston TownshipPittston Township is a small community that sits between Scranton and Wilkes Barre near Interstates 476 and 81. The Township is not only home to many quiet and safe residential neighborhoods, but also prosperous industry and retail stores. Pittston Township Municipal Building History of Pittston TownshipThe Pittston township formed in 1768 under Connecticut was one of the five townships of the Susquehanna Land company, and was surveyed and established in 1768. These townships were each 5 square miles. However, in 1784 the high waters destroyed the surveyors' marks, and an act was passed for a new survey to ascertain the land claims of the Connecticut settlers. The lands in this township thus resurveyed became certified Pittston and contained thirty-six square miles. At a glance the reader will know Pittston (spelled originally Pittstown) was named for Sir William Pitt, the Elder and shares its namesake with the City of Pittsburgh. It is situated near the Susquehanna river and in the northeast corner of the county in the Wyoming Valley. |
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