| People from every state and many foreign
countries have come to Ashland borough since
1962 to visit one of Pennsylvania's leading
tourist attractions, the
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train.
More than 40,000 people come each year to
ride into the mine, or take a trip around
Mahanoy Mountain on the "Lokie" steam
locomotive |
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| Ashland's reputation for preserving
anthracite's legacy is enhanced by the
Pennsylvania Museum of Anthracite Mining,
adjacent to Pioneer Tunnel. Another featured
Ashland attraction is the Mothers' Memorial
at Hoffman Boulevard and Chestnut Street,
considered America's only sculpture
dedicated to mothers. |
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| The borough was laid out in 1847;
however, early settler Jacob Rodenberger had
a log hotel on the site as early as 1820.
Ashland was chartered as a borough on Feb.
13, 1857. When the town was surveyed by
Samuel Lewis in 1847, he named it Ashland in
honor of Henry Clay's famous Lexington, Ky.,
home. |
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Points of Interest: |
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- The Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam
Train, one of Pennsylvania's top tourist
attractions.
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- The adjacent Museum of Anthracite
Mining spotlights early mining
technology and mining memorabilia.
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- The Mothers' Memorial, Hoffman
Boulevard and Chestnut Street.
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- The Ashland Boys Association
Mummers Parade, among the region's
largest parades, held Saturday prior to
Labor Day.
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| Population: 3,283 |
| Founded: About 1820 |
| Government: Seven-member borough
council. |
| Mayor: Rosemarie K. Noon |
Council Members: Jerome Schmoltze,
president; Shirley Felker, vice president;
Joseph J. Leinenbach,
Thomas Joyce, John Reilly, Michael Groody,
George Demko |
| (* Source: From the Pottsville
Republican Website at
www.schuylkill.com) |
