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Pottsville was established as a village in Norwegian Township in 1819 and incorporated as a borough on February 19, 1828. In 1829, D.G. Yuengling & Son established what is now the oldest brewery in the United States. In 1851, Pottsville became the county seat of Schuylkill County, replacing the original county seat of Orwigsburg. [4]
The Pottsville Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. [2] Bordered roughly by Laurel Boulevard and Railroad, Morris and 4th streets, [ 3 ] it encompasses 336 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the city of Pottsville.
As of 2018 there were 74.33 miles (119.62 km) of public roads in Pottstown, of which 12.85 miles (20.68 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 61.48 miles (98.94 km) were maintained by the borough. [17]
Schuylkill County (/ ˈ s k uː l k ɪ l /, [1] locally /-k əl /; Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census , the population was 143,049. [ 2 ]
Berks County began much larger than it is today. The northwestern parts of the county went to the founding of Northumberland County in 1772 and Schuylkill County in 1811, when it reached its current size. In 2005, Berks County was added to the Delaware Valley Planning Area due to a fast-growing population and close proximity to the other ...
Monroeville Public Library is a public library system located in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. It opened on November 3, 1964, as part of Gateway Campus directly opposite the administration building of the Gateway School District and three schools: Gateway High School, Moss Side Middle School, and Dr. Cleveland Stewart Jr. Elementary School. The ...
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The Henry Clay Monument Association was established, [20] made up of several notable residents of Pottsville, including Frank Hewson, a civil engineer who worked on the Mount Carbon Railroad; Samuel Sillyman, [note 2] a coal mine operator and treasurer of Pottsville who was active in the Whig Party; and Edward Yardley, a businessman who ...