Tangasootack

Tangascootack Creek and its branches drain wooded hills north of the West Branch Susquehanna. The stream enters the larger river above the mouth of Bald Eagle Creek. Its name appeared in varying forms on eighteenth-century maps, including Tingascoutak in 1770. Pine, oak, chestnut and walnut once covered the surrounding ridges, while the valleys opened toward the Susquehanna and the settlements along its banks.