But, in 1784, flood waters destroyed the surveyor's marks and an act was passed for a new survey to take place.

Zebulon Marcy was the first white settler to build a brush (or log) cabin in the township.

The other leading families in the township (prior to and during the American Revolution) were the Blanchards, Browns, Careys, Bennetts, Silsbeys, Marceys, Benedicts, St. Johns, Sawyers, and Coopers.

The first sawmill in the township was built near the mouth of the Lackawanna in 1780 by Solomon Finn and E. L. Stevens.

The coal interests soon became the largest source of wealth in the township (although there was some valuable farmland in the small valleys).

McCarthyville, popularly known as Cork Lane, was once a mining village in Pittston Township.

[4][5] As the United States entered the age of mass air transportation, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre (the largest cities in Northeast Pennsylvania) recognized the need for a large-scale airport.

Despite the Great Depression and hard times affecting the local coal mining industry, a windfall multimillion-dollar opportunity to plan and build a regional airport was presented to the counties of Luzerne and Lackawanna through their Public Works Administration.

[6][7] The “kids for cash” scandal unfolded in 2008 over judicial kickbacks at the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre.

Two judges, President Judge Mark Ciavarella and Senior Judge Michael Conahan, were convicted of accepting money from Robert Mericle, builder of two private, for-profit youth centers for the detention of juveniles, in return for contracting with the facilities and imposing harsh adjudications on juveniles brought before their courts to increase the number of residents in the centers.

[11][12] The tornado generated top wind speeds of 120 mph (190 km/h), had a maximum width of 641 yd (586 m), and traveled 12.8 mi (20.6 km).

The interstate highways connect with each other via Route 315 at the Wyoming Valley Interchange just east of Browntown.

Suscon Road crosses the township from northwest to southeast, connecting the borough of Dupont with Thornhurst on the Lehigh River.

The highway's major exits include Roanoke and Winchester, Virginia, Hagerstown, Maryland, Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, and Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Binghamton and Syracuse, New York.

After passing through Watertown, New York, Interstate 81 crosses the St. Lawrence Seaway to meet Highway 401 in Canada.

Pittston Township is also located near the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Interstate 476, providing service from Clarks Summit to Philadelphia.

The airport is served by eight international airlines and has hosted Air Force One on regional presidential visits several times in the past.

In the spring of 2002, the airport began offering an increased number of non-stop flights across the nation.

A proposed nearby commuter train from Scranton to New York City has received government funding.