Pottsville, Pennsylvania Pottsville, Pennsylvania Official seal of Pottsville, Pennsylvania Pottsville's locale in Schuylkill County Pottsville's locale in Schuylkill County Pottsville is positioned in Pennsylvania Pottsville - Pottsville Pottsville is a town/city in, and the governmental center of county of, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The populace was 14,324 at the 2010 census, and is the principal town/city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The town/city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, 52 miles (84 km) south of Wilkes Barre.
The grant comprised all lands west and south of the Delaware and the Schuylkill; the site of Pottsville was originally in Chester County.
When the legislative Council, on May 10, 1729, enacted the law erecting Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which encompassed all the lands of the Province lying westward of a straight line drawn northeasterly from the headwaters of Octorara Creek (near the southern borders) marked with blazed trees, to the Schuylkill River, then this placed Pottsville in Lancaster County.
By enactment of the same Council, allowed on March 11, 1752, Berks County was erected; this placed Pottsville inside the limits of that county.
Pottsville's anthracite coal history began in 1790 when a coal seam was identified by hunter Necho Allen.
By an act of Assembly of the Commonwealth allowed March 1, 1811, the County of Schuylkill was erected out of portions of Berks and Northampton; this placed the site of Pottsville in Schuylkill County.
Pottsville was established as a village in Norwegian Township in 1819 and incorporated as a borough on February 19, 1828.
In 1851 Pottsville became the county seat, the initial governmental center of county being Orwigsburg. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, which has its roots in the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company, the remnants of which were acquired in the late 20th century by the Reading Anthracite Company, acquired extensive coal lands and would turn into one of the most notable of the coal companies operating in Pennsylvania until the demise of the anthracite trade after World War II.
Because of its locale along the Schuylkill River, Pottsville advanced a small textile industry.
The three brews produced in this time were the Yuengling Special (the most prominent brand), Yuengling Por-Tor (a version of their "celebrated Pottsville Porter"), and finally, the Yuengling Juvo, which was a cereal beverage.
The Patterson Building served as the Pottsville Area High School from 1916 to 1933 Pottsville was chartered as a third-class town/city on March 22, 1911.
Pottsville was host to a National Football League charter from 1925-1928.
The Pottsville Maroons played in Sportsman's Park (or Minersville Park) in close-by Minersville, now the site of King's Village shopping plaza.
Pearl Bailey had once resided in Pottsville amid the early part of her entertaining career. Soldiers in training at close-by Fort Indiantown Gap were prohibited from visiting Pottsville amid most of World War II due to the large amounts of illicit venues and activities present amid the time. The town/city instead of in 2007 a streetscaping universal on Centre Street.
In June 2011, the City of Pottsville became the county's transit hub for STS (Schuylkill Transportation System) bus service throughout the county with the $16.1 million Union Station Intermodal Transit Center at 300 S.
The Pottsville Downtown Historic District, Cloud Home, John O'Hara House, Burd Patterson House, Pottsville Armory, D.G.
Pottsville is positioned at 40 41 06 N 76 12 10 W (40.685058, -76.202747). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.20 square miles (10.9 km2).It is all land; none of the region is veiled in water.
The West Branch of the Schuylkill River makes up the border for the city.
Within the town/city itself the West Branch of Norwegian Creek flows through the Fishbach section of the town/city and the East Branch of Norwegian Creek flows through the Jalappa section of the city.
The creek empties into the Schuylkill River at Mauch Chunk Street.
Pottsville sits on seven hills: Lawton's Hill, Greenwood Hill, Bunker Hill (Sharp Mountain), Guinea Hill, Forest Hills, Cottage Hill and Mount Hope.
The Pottsville Formation is titled after the town; it is a geologic complex including coal, sandstone, and coarse conglomerate that runs along the Appalachian Mountains from Alabama to New York.
Pottsville experiences a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) as stated to the Koppen climate classification system, or a humid continental climate (Dfa) if the 32 F (0 C) isotherm is used.
Pottsville, Pennsylvania Center City- Area consisting of Centre Street and Market Street from Garfield Square to Line Street and from Nichols Street to Mauch Chunk Street.
Yorkville - positioned on the west side of the city, west of the Pottsville Area High School and west of 16th Street to the town/city line.
Market Street, south and west of Garfield Square up to 16th Street.
The Island - The region surrounding the former site of the Atkins Brothers furnace; near Washington Street and Route 61.
Jalappa - North of Route 61 and east of Centre Street on the north side of town.
Fishbach - West of Jalappa, in the region between Centre Street and Peacock Street.
Market Street, north and west of Garfield Square up to 16th Street.
Forest Hills West - a residentiary neighborhood south of Mount Carbon and west of Forest Hills.
Bunker Hill - south of Mahantongo Street from S.
Morrisville - South Centre Street from Mauch Chunk Street to the town/city line with Mount Carbon borough.
Hillside - Cressona Road from Hotel Street to the town/city line.
16th Street west to the town/city line.
Second Street to North 16th Street and Walter Griffith Avenue.
Rotary Park - Located at South 20th & Mahantongo Streets, is one of the biggest recreational areas in the city.
It includes Pottsville Rotary Little League which can accommodate evening games.
There is also playground equipment positioned on the Norwegian Street side of the park.
Railway Park - Located in the Yorkville section of Pottsville at the end of First Avenue the park includes the home of Railway Park Little League, the 1997 United States Eastern Region Champions of Little League Baseball.
General George Joulwan East Side Park - Located on East Norwegian Street, the park is assembled in tiers along the hillside.
In the past the park encompassed the East Side swimming pool; but this has been completed and now is home to a skate park.
Henry Clay Park - Located on South Second Street, high on the hilltop overlooking the south side of Pottsville is the Henry Clay Monument.
However, the current park is small and quaint and many trees surround which furnish a cool spot and a breath-taking view of South Centre Street and the Pottsville Hospital & Warne Clinic.
The complex is positioned near the Pottsville Area School District town/city school parcels.
Yuengling Park - Located at South Tenth and Mahantongo Streets, Yuengling Park is the locale of the old spring home which was used for the Brewery back in the 19th century.
The park has no playground facilities but provides a peaceful spot near the core of the city.
Bunker Hill Playground - Located between Schuylkill Avenue and Pierce St.
Barefield Outdoor Recreation Complex - This 3-acre (12,000 m2) recreation complex is positioned at the corner of North Centre Street and Terry Reiley Way in Pottsville.
Others - There are many other playgrounds positioned through the city, including, 17th Street Playground, 12th Street Playground, 11th & Arch Street Playground, Race Street Playground, Peacock Street Playground, Jalappa Playground, Fairview Street Playground, Main Street Playground, Greenwood Hill Playground, and Forest Hills Playground.
The City of Pottsville has many points of interest, including: Centre Street near Mauch Chunk Street (Not exactly at the corner).
Centre Street & W.
General George Joulwan Monument - North Centre Street (just north of the Historical Society) Veterans' Memorial Stadium (Home of Pottsville Crimson Tide Football) - N.
16th & Elk Avenue (Behind Pottsville Area High School).
Centre Street and W.
Centre Street (half a block south of the Historical Society.) Pottsville fielded a team in the National Football League between 1925 and 1929 called the Pottsville Maroons.
Pottsville also has two leagues associated with Little League Baseball: Pottsville (Rotary) Little League, and Railway Park Little League.
At the end of the 2007 football season, Pottsville had played 1137 games, which tied them for first in the country among prep games played. Pottsville's Fire Department is mostly volunteer.
There are also three airways broadcasts transmitting from Pottsville.
Dial telephone service came to Pottsville on August 30, 1956 with Mayor George Heffner making the first call on the new MArket 2 exchange, which still exists.
Pottsville is served by a small general aviation airport, Schuylkill County Airport (ZER).
Since 2011 Intercity enhance bus service has been provided at the Union Station Intermodal Transportation Center at 300 South Centre Street.
Mass transit for the greater Pottsville region is provided by Schuylkill Transportation System, which operates inter-city bus services throughout the county.
Passenger train service between Pottsville, Reading and Philadelphia was directed by Conrail under the auspices of SEPTA until July 29, 1981.
Schuylkill Regional Medical Center is a non-profit affiliation between two improve hospitals formerly known as Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center and The Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic, both of which are positioned in Pottsville.
Norwegian Street divides north and south in the city; Centre Street divides east and west.
Since the town/city is assembled on steep hills, the street layout is more complex.
The Pottsville Area High School in 1932 after culmination on the current site Pottsville Area School District which includes Pottsville Area High School, D.H.H.
Penn State Schuylkill, positioned in close-by Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania Main article: List of churches in Pottsville, Pennsylvania "City of Pottsville, Pennsylvania - History".
DC Henning, Esq., Early Annals of Pottsville, September 28, 1906.
Pottsville High School Centennial: 1853-1953, page 8 a b The Weather Channel: Average weather for Pottsville, PA Temperature and Precipitation About Schuylkill Health System Schuylkill Regional Medical Center, accessed February 4, 2010.
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