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County history

7 chapters · 1 hr 7 min

  1. Anthracite coal in Pennsylvania — the Schuylkill County and Southern Field story Read 5:30
  2. Hidden Creek: A History of the Schuylkill River to 1950 Read 26:08
  3. The Jewish Community of Pottsville Read 12:17
  4. The Molly Maguires in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region Read 4:46
  5. The School Districts of Schuylkill County Read 9:29
  6. U.S. anthracite production peak — 1917 Read 4:50
  7. Yuengling — America's oldest operating brewery, Pottsville, Pennsylvania (founded 1829) Read 4:02

Biographies

23 chapters · 1 hr 2 min

  1. Alexander Campbell (1833–1877) Read 2:12
  2. Benjamin Bannan (1807–1875) Read 1:50
  3. Burd Patterson (1788–1867) Read 1:37
  4. Charles D. Kaier (1837/1839–1899) Read 1:59
  5. Charles H. King Jr. (1925–1991) Read 1:45
  6. Domininkas Boczkauskas (1846–1909) Read 1:48
  7. General George A. Joulwan (born 1939) Read 1:20
  8. George W. Harris (1835–1920) Read 1:02
  9. Henry Hill (1843–1908) Read 1:01
  10. Ivan Volansky (1857–1926) Read 1:47
  11. Jacob G. Frick (1825–1902) Read 1:31
  12. Jacob Gunther (c. 1844–1871) Read 1:18
  13. John ("Black Jack") Kehoe (1837–1878) Read 7:58
  14. John C. Cole (died 1864) Read 1:31
  15. John Pott (1759–1827) Read 7:04
  16. John Siney (1831–1880) Read 1:52
  17. Jonas Šliūpas (1861–1944) Read 2:13
  18. Mary Alice Swayze (1845–1925) Read 8:30
  19. Myer Strouse (1825–1878) Read 6:29
  20. Nicholas Biddle (c. 1796–1876) Read 2:34
  21. Patrick H. Monaghan (1843–1917) Read 1:11
  22. Samuel Harries Daddow (1827–1875) Read 1:41
  23. Walter Ciszek (1904–1984) Read 1:36

Cultures & peoples

16 chapters · 3 hr 23 min

  1. African Americans in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 13:48
  2. Hungarians, Russians, Tyroleans & Smaller Groups of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 10:37
  3. Lithuanians in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — 'Little Lithuania, USA' Read 11:26
  4. The Carpatho-Rusyns, Ukrainians & Ruthenians of Schuylkill County Read 18:08
  5. The Coal-Era Germans of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — Brewers, Artisans, and Three Religions Read 11:31
  6. The Early Scots-Irish & New England (Yankee) Settlers of Schuylkill County Read 11:02
  7. The English of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — Skilled Miners, Engineers & the 'Ranter' Chapel Read 11:09
  8. The Greeks of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 13:28
  9. The Irish of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — Famine Migration & the Coal Patches Read 9:05
  10. The Italians of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 12:19
  11. The Jewish Community of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — Merchants on Main Street Read 4:37
  12. The Lenni-Lenape (Delaware) of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 16:04
  13. The Pennsylvania Germans (Pennsylvania Dutch) of Schuylkill County Read 16:02
  14. The Poles of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 13:12
  15. The Slovaks of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Read 15:02
  16. The Welsh of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — Skilled Miners & Mine Bosses Read 15:58

Buildings

15 chapters · 1 hr 20 min

  1. 203 North Centre Street Read 5:25
  2. 370 South Centre Street Read 8:24
  3. J.W. Cooper High School Read 3:42
  4. Pottsville Fire Company No. 1 (Humane & Phoenix) Read 1:07
  5. The Capitol Theatre Read 2:56
  6. The Centre Street Grammar School Read 5:57
  7. The Diamonds Building Read 7:59
  8. The Hasler Building Read 9:20
  9. The Lee Building Read 7:15
  10. The Lefkowitz Building Read 8:02
  11. The Majestic Theatre Read 2:51
  12. The Miners National Bank Building Read 5:21
  13. The Pottsville Club Read 2:29
  14. The Pottsville Moose Home (Charles M. Atkins Mansion) Read 2:45
  15. The Ulmer Building Read 6:38

Monuments

6 chapters · 16 min

  1. Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial Read 3:01
  2. Henry Clay Monument Read 2:29
  3. John Pott Memorial Read 1:52
  4. Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument (Schuylkill County Civil War Monument) Read 2:50
  5. Spanish War Veterans Memorial ("The Hiker") Read 3:00
  6. Veterans Memorial (Pottsville Joint Veterans Council, 1986) Read 2:50

Sources

4 chapters · 11 min

  1. A Retrospect of St. John the Baptist's Parish, Pottsville (1917) Read 1:51
  2. J. H. Beers, Historical and Biographical Annals of Schuylkill County (1916) Read 3:09
  3. Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners, 31st Annual Convention, Pottsville (1917) Read 2:04
  4. Schalck & Henning, History of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (1907) Read 3:58

Walking tours

1 chapters · 2 min

  1. Historic Downtown Pottsville Walking Tour Read 1:31

Outdoors

8 chapters · 10 min

  1. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Read 1:07
  2. Locust Lake State Park Read 1:41
  3. Owl Creek Reservoirs Read 1:11
  4. Schuylkill River Water Trail Read 1:10
  5. Swatara Creek Water Trail Read 1:13
  6. Sweet Arrow Lake County Park Read 1:21
  7. Tuscarora State Park Read 1:16
  8. Weiser State Forest — Port Clinton Tract Read 1:20

Food & drink

1 chapters · 2 min

  1. 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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