Twigs Restaurant & Café's Hometown

Tunkhannock
A Proud Past and an Endless Future

Nestled along the Susquehanna River on scenic Route 6, Tunkhannock is a slice of small-town America. Tree-lined streets, stately Victorian homes and charming store fronts reflect a history that dates back 200 years.

The name Tunkhannock bears witness to the region's earliest native American inhabitants. Meaning "small stream of rapid water", archeological digs revealed native American settlements, along the Tunkhannock Creek, that date back to pre-Columbian times.

Colonists from Connecticut arrived as early as 1760 but were driven out by warring Delaware Indians. Further settlements proved unsuccessful, until General Sullivan's historic march against the Delaware Tribes in 1779. The first families to return to the banks of the Tunkhannock Creek were the Marcy's and Billings'. They named their new township Putnam, in honor of General Isaac Putnam. The fertile land and idyllic setting drew more and more colonists. In 1786, the township officially adopted the name Tunkhannock.

Agriculture and lumber created a boom. In 1841, Tunkhannock was selected as the county seat for the newly created Wyoming County.