Historic Sites in Freeland, PA

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Eckely was one of hundreds of small company mining towns, or "patches," built in the anthracite region of...

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Until about 1800, a Native American footpath passed through here. It was one of several linking Indian villages in th...

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Organized in 1882 by the Rev. Ignatius Jascovich, pioneer Slovak Catholic priest, St. Joseph's is the oldest Slovak R...

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"It was not a battle because they were not aggressive, nor were they on the defensive because they had no weapons of ...

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Named for Josiah White (1781-1850) whose Lehigh Navigation system was vital to coal and lumber transport. This was th...

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Near this spot occurred The Sugarloaf Massacre On September 11, 1780 a detachment of Captain John van Etten's Company...

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Honor Roll of St. Joseph?s Parish Rev. Leo Kroner, Pastor Killed in Action *Salvick, John J. *Saferanko, Andrew Kasha...

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The first Slovak Evangelical Lutheran congregation in the Western Hemisphere was organized mainly by Michael Zemany, ...

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After an unsuccessful attack on Fort Augusta, Indians and Tories surprise a detachment of Northumberland Co. militia ...

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Dedicate to the honor and sacrifice of our men and women who served their country. "Let none forget they gave their a...

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The Harry Packer Mansion Inn in Jim Thorpe, PA is a paradise tucked in between three mountains. The inn is just ...

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This Abstract Expressionist painter, born in Wilkes-Barre, helped establish the international reputation of American ...

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It focuses on such topics as the Lenape Indians, the discovery and mining of "black diamonds" (coal), the settl...

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Founded Planters Peanut Company in 1906 with fellow Italian immigrant Mario Peruzzi. Arriving in America at twelve, s...

Eckley Miners' Village ;