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Ligonier and its surrounding countryside are strongly associated with the Mellon banking family,who still owns considerable tracts of land in the area. The Huntland Downs estate, near Ligonier, comprises some 30,000 acres (100 km 2) of land and is the centerpiece of the Mellon land holdings in the region.
Richard King Mellon (June 19, 1899 – June 3, 1970), [1] commonly known as R.K., was an American financier, general, and philanthropist from Ligonier, Pennsylvania, and part of the Mellon family. Biography
Rolling Rock Club is a private country club located on 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) along U.S. Route 30 about 50 miles (80 km) SE of Pittsburgh, in Laughlintown, Pennsylvania, Ligonier Valley. History [ edit ]
Students culminate their schooling with grades 9 through 12 at the Hazleton Area High School, or Academy of Science building. As of the 2023-24 school year, the Hazleton Area School District had 12,609 students and 751 faculty members for a student–teacher ratio of 16.79, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. [12]
Hazleton is the second-most populous city in Luzerne County. [3] It was incorporated as a borough on January 5, 1857, and as a city on December 4, 1891. Hazleton is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Allentown, 82 miles (132 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia and 106 miles (171 km) west of New York City.
Hazle Township is located in the southern portion of Luzerne County; it surrounds most of Hazleton and West Hazleton. Its numbered routes include I-81, PA 93, PA 309, PA 424, PA 924, and PA 940. Hazleton Regional Airport is situated in the northern half of the township. Most of the community is made up of homes and businesses.
Interstate 80 westbound near Butler Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp dormitory Hazleton Area School District is located in the southern portion of Luzerne County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 33.6 square miles (87.1 km 2 ), of which 33.4 square miles (86.4 km 2 ) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 ...
English: Built in 1926 as Hazleton High School, known as the castle, it was the first million-dollar school constructed in Pennsylvania, but by 1998, the school was scheduled for demolition. Through a grass roots effort in January 2007, the building was rededicated as Hazleton elementary/middle school.