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County history
7 chapters · 1 hr 7 min
- Anthracite coal in Pennsylvania — the Schuylkill County and Southern Field story Read 5:30
- Hidden Creek: A History of the Schuylkill River to 1950 Read 26:08
- The Jewish Community of Pottsville Read 12:17
- The Molly Maguires in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region Read 4:46
- The School Districts of Schuylkill County Read 9:29
- U.S. anthracite production peak — 1917 Read 4:50
- Yuengling — America's oldest operating brewery, Pottsville, Pennsylvania (founded 1829) Read 4:02
Biographies
23 chapters · 1 hr 2 min
- Alexander Campbell (1833–1877) Read 2:12
- Benjamin Bannan (1807–1875) Read 1:50
- Burd Patterson (1788–1867) Read 1:37
- Charles D. Kaier (1837/1839–1899) Read 1:59
- Charles H. King Jr. (1925–1991) Read 1:45
- Domininkas Boczkauskas (1846–1909) Read 1:48
- General George A. Joulwan (born 1939) Read 1:20
- George W. Harris (1835–1920) Read 1:02
- Henry Hill (1843–1908) Read 1:01
- Ivan Volansky (1857–1926) Read 1:47
- Jacob G. Frick (1825–1902) Read 1:31
- Jacob Gunther (c. 1844–1871) Read 1:18
- John ("Black Jack") Kehoe (1837–1878) Read 7:58
- John C. Cole (died 1864) Read 1:31
- John Pott (1759–1827) Read 7:04
- John Siney (1831–1880) Read 1:52
- Jonas Šliūpas (1861–1944) Read 2:13
- Mary Alice Swayze (1845–1925) Read 8:30
- Myer Strouse (1825–1878) Read 6:29
- Nicholas Biddle (c. 1796–1876) Read 2:34
- Patrick H. Monaghan (1843–1917) Read 1:11
- Samuel Harries Daddow (1827–1875) Read 1:41
- Walter Ciszek (1904–1984) Read 1:36
Cultures & peoples
16 chapters · 3 hr 23 min
- African Americans in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 13:48
- Hungarians, Russians, Tyroleans & Smaller Groups of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 10:37
- Lithuanians in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — 'Little Lithuania, USA' Read 11:26
- The Carpatho-Rusyns, Ukrainians & Ruthenians of Schuylkill County Read 18:08
- The Coal-Era Germans of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — Brewers, Artisans, and Three Religions Read 11:31
- The Early Scots-Irish & New England (Yankee) Settlers of Schuylkill County Read 11:02
- The English of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — Skilled Miners, Engineers & the 'Ranter' Chapel Read 11:09
- The Greeks of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 13:28
- The Irish of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — Famine Migration & the Coal Patches Read 9:05
- The Italians of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 12:19
- The Jewish Community of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — Merchants on Main Street Read 4:37
- The Lenni-Lenape (Delaware) of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 16:04
- The Pennsylvania Germans (Pennsylvania Dutch) of Schuylkill County Read 16:02
- The Poles of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 13:12
- The Slovaks of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 15:02
- The Welsh of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — Skilled Miners & Mine Bosses Read 15:58
Buildings
15 chapters · 1 hr 20 min
- 203 North Centre Street Read 5:25
- 370 South Centre Street Read 8:24
- J.W. Cooper High School Read 3:42
- Pottsville Fire Company No. 1 (Humane & Phoenix) Read 1:07
- The Capitol Theatre Read 2:56
- The Centre Street Grammar School Read 5:57
- The Diamonds Building Read 7:59
- The Hasler Building Read 9:20
- The Lee Building Read 7:15
- The Lefkowitz Building Read 8:02
- The Majestic Theatre Read 2:51
- The Miners National Bank Building Read 5:21
- The Pottsville Club Read 2:29
- The Pottsville Moose Home (Charles M. Atkins Mansion) Read 2:45
- The Ulmer Building Read 6:38
Monuments
6 chapters · 16 min
- Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial Read 3:01
- Henry Clay Monument Read 2:29
- John Pott Memorial Read 1:52
- Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument (Schuylkill County Civil War Monument) Read 2:50
- Spanish War Veterans Memorial ("The Hiker") Read 3:00
- Veterans Memorial (Pottsville Joint Veterans Council, 1986) Read 2:50
Sources
4 chapters · 11 min
- A Retrospect of St. John the Baptist's Parish, Pottsville (1917) Read 1:51
- J. H. Beers, Historical and Biographical Annals of Schuylkill County (1916) Read 3:09
- Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners, 31st Annual Convention, Pottsville (1917) Read 2:04
- Schalck & Henning, History of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (1907) Read 3:58
Walking tours
1 chapters · 2 min
- Historic Downtown Pottsville Walking Tour Read 1:31
Outdoors
8 chapters · 10 min
Food & drink
1 chapters · 2 min
- The Coney Island Read 1:57
How to say it
35 pronunciations
The names and words outsiders trip on, spoken the way the county says them. Definitions live in the Coal Region glossary.
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Saying the Names
- Schuylkill SKOO-kuhl
- Mahantongo ma-HAHN-tung-oh
- Yuengling YING-ling
- Tamaqua tuh-MAW-kwuh
- Mahanoy City MAH-huh-noy
- Shenandoah shen-uhn-DOH-uh
- Girardville juh-RARD-vil
- Mauch Chunk MAWK chunk
- Nesquehoning ness-kwuh-HOH-ning
- Zerbey ZUR-bee
Food
Mine and Place
Everyday Talk
- Down the Shore
- Hainna? HAY-nuh
- Outen the Light
- Slidin’ Board
- Slippy
- Sorry Fer Yer Troubles
- Spicket
- Warsh
- Yiz yiz
- Yous yooz
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