HISTORICAL PLACES IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
Currently the home is owned by Friendship House, an organization for housing at risk youth, and is used as a boys home.
WHAT IS
THE CLOUD HOUSE
He started for the Broncos in Super Bowl XII and played in 62 consecutive games for the Broncos during his five-season tenure with the team
WHO IS
Jack Dolbin
Tea that is a food group in the county
WHAT IS
GUERS ICE TEA
Schuylkill County has the 3rd largest volunteer group
WHAT IS
VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES
EAGLE BREWERY
Historic home located at 205 South Tulpehocken Street in the Borough of Pine Grove, in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Erected between 1823 and 1825 for Christian Lay who had, as a boy, met and come to know American President George Washington, it was built by Peter Filbert, a pioneering industrialist who was involved in Pine Grove's founding.
WHAT IS
NUTTING HALL
One of America's most prolific writers of short stories,
WHO IS
John O'Hara
With variety meats and smoke flavoring added. Packed in a solution of vinegar, water, salt, with peppers. Eat with pretzels or while drinking a beer.
WHAT IS
Miller's Hot Bologna
WHERE IS
MAHANOY CITY
WHO IS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
The house was built by David Yuengling of the Yuengling brewery family. It was the childhood home of noted author
WHAT IS
THE JOHN O'HARA HOUSE
American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Villanova University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1949 NFL Draft. Born in New Philadelphia
WHO IS
Ed Berrang
Type of meat sausage from Poland and a staple of Polish cuisine. In American English the word typically refers to a coarse, U-shaped smoked sausage of any kind of meat
WHAT IS
Kielbasa
Noteworthy in the church are the rare Wilhelm Derrick stained glass windows, valued at over $1.5 million dollars.
WHERE IS
St. John the Baptist Church
DANCE HALLS, SNEEZING AND YO-YO CONTESTS,
AND FEMALE WRESTLING
A historic National Guard armory located in Pottsville. It was built in 1913.
The building is currently used as home to the Schuylkill YMCA.
WHAT IS
Pottsville Armory
An American law enforcement officer, private detective and writer. He was considered one of the leading detectives in the United States, first for the Pinkerton Detective Agency and then as a private investigator. He was responsible for the capture of many notorious criminals during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also introduced the modern-day fingerprinting to the police force.
WHO WAS
George S. Dougherty
Combine bacon, cabbage, egg noodles, garlic and seasonings into a delectable taste treat.
WHAT IS
HALUSKI
The Governor who taught in Pine Grove 9th grade history
WHO IS
TOM CORBETT
# of people who tour Yuengling each year
WHAT IS
60,000
The house was the first house to have a telephone and electricity in at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was built by Frank D. Yuengling of the Yuengling brewery, grandson of David Yuengling. The house is used as a cultural center and education facility, managed by the Schuylkill County Council For The Arts.
WHAT IS THE
Frank D. Yuengling Mansion
An American comic book writer/artist best known for his award winning comic book Amelia Rules. He grew up in the small town of Girardville, Pennsylvania and started to write and draw his own comics at an early age.
WHO IS
Jimmy Gownley
Christmas or Yuletide drink in the Coal Region
WHAT IS
BOILO
Original County Seat...if not Orwigsburg
WHERE IS
MCKEANSBURG
WHAT IS
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