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61-710: The league champions, Hazleton , were a Washington Redskins farm team. The League's only season was in 1938. They had four teams. The Hazleton Redskins were named champions after posting a 5-1 record when each of the other teams had 2 or less wins. Right before the final game of the season, the Reading Rams moved to Shenandoah, Pennsylvania . Only 5 EPFL players played in the NFL . They were Joe Koons (Scranton), Bud Erickson (Hazleton), Ed Kahn (Hazleton), George Platukis (Hazleton), and John Spirida (Hazleton). The League folded after 1938. Champions : Hazleton Redskins After

122-615: A borough on January 5, 1857. Hazelton was intended to be the borough's name, but a clerk misspelled it during its incorporation, and the name "Hazleton" has been used ever since. The borough's first fire company , the Pioneer Fire Company, was organized in 1867 by soldiers returning home from the American Civil War . Many small company towns , often referred to by locals as "patch towns" or "patches", surrounded Hazleton. They were built by coal companies to provide housing for

183-400: A county executive, a nine-person county council, a county controller, and a county district attorney. The executive, controller, district attorney, and five of the nine council members are elected at large by all voters in the county. The other four members of the county council are elected from single-member districts , which they represent. This weighted structure of county government favors

244-548: A few buildings and houses were erected nearby, the area remained a dense wilderness for nearly 20 years. At the time, the area offered little more than small-scale logging . Jacob Drumheller is buried at Conyngham Union Cemetery. In 1818, anthracite coal deposits were discovered in nearby Beaver Meadows by prospectors Nathaniel Beach and Tench Coxe . This caught the attention of railroad developers in Philadelphia . A young engineer from New York named Ariovistus "Ario" Pardee

305-410: A few minutes after polls closed in the county in 2019, panic began to spread through the county's election offices as it became evident that vote totals in one judge's race showed one candidate, Abe Kassis, a Democrat , had received just 164 votes out of 55,000 ballots across more than the 100 precincts in the county; Some precinct machines reported zero votes for him. The ES&S voting system, which

366-570: A little Dfb in higher northern areas) and the hardiness zone is 7a except in the northern iier where it is 6b. Average monthly temperatures in downtown Bethlehem average from 29.1 °F in January to 74.1 °F in July, while in Wind Gap they average from 27.0 °F in January to 71.7 °F in July. As of the 2020 census , the county's population was 312,951, reflecting growth of 5.1% over 2010. As of

427-581: A loss of permits for non-compliance. Another act passed concurrently made English the official language of Hazleton. Mayor Barletta estimated that "as many as half" of the estimated 10,000 Hispanics who were living in Hazleton left the city when the ordinance was passed. The issue was covered by the television program 60 Minutes in 2006 and the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor in March 2007. The ordinance

488-657: A name which had been used previously by the Native Americans . The Moravian missionaries were sent from their settlements in Bethlehem to the site of the Sugarloaf Massacre to bury the dead soldiers. Some Moravians decided to stay, and in 1782, they built a settlement (St. Johns) along the Nescopeck Creek, which is near the present-day intersection of Interstates 80 and 81 . In the late 18th and early 19th centuries,

549-590: A number of firms, including several mills and a brewery. The Duplan Silk Corporation opened in Hazleton in 1899, with financial support from local banks, the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and $ 10,000 from a fundraising drive. Leading into the 20th century, Hazleton's population drastically changed. The "boom period" in population was 1885 to 1920. In 1860, there were only about one thousand people in Hazleton, but by 1880, there were nearly seven thousand people, which quickly became thirty-two thousand by 1920. After

610-728: A path known as "Warrior's Trail" (which is present-day Pennsylvania Route 93 ). This route connects the Lehigh River in Jim Thorpe (formerly known as Mauch Chunk) to the Susquehanna River in Berwick . Captain Klader's men made it as far north as present-day Conyngham , when they were ambushed by Tory militiamen and members of the Seneca tribe . In all, 15 men were killed on September 11, 1780, in what

671-621: A tomorrow", reported on Hazleton's shortcomings. It was criticized by local politicians and business leaders. On September 11, 2004 the Hazleton campaign hall of the Socialist Workers Party was firebombed, damaging the front of the building and burning campaign literature. The building's books were destroyed by smoke damage. A rally held in response to the attack was attended by the Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs as well as local religious leaders and

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732-455: A train crash killed 66 people near Mud Run when one passenger train crashed into the rear of another train on their way to White Haven. It was one of the worst train wrecks recorded in United States history. In 1891, Hazleton became the third city in the United States to establish a citywide electric grid. Hazleton was incorporated as a city on December 4, 1891. At the time, the population

793-607: Is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 312,951. Its county seat is Easton . The county was formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County . Its namesake was the county of Northamptonshire in England, and the county seat of Easton was named for Easton Neston , a country house in Northamptonshire. Northampton County and Lehigh County to its west combine to form

854-541: Is known as the founding father of Hazleton because of these contributions and initially laying out the patch town that eventually became Hazleton. Pardee incorporated the Hazleton Coal Company in 1836, the same year the rail link to the Lehigh Valley market was on the brink of being completed. Hazleton Coal Company built the first school on Church Street, where Hazleton City Hall is now located. Pardee also built

915-634: Is located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Bethlehem and 11 miles (18 km) west-southwest of Easton . Public bus service in Northampton County is available through LANta . A shuttle bus service called the Bethlehem Loop provides public transportation services in Bethlehem . NJ Transit provides service from Easton 's Centre Square to the Phillipsburg area. Northampton County

976-659: Is now known as the Sugarloaf massacre . The Moravians , a Christian denomination , had been using "Warrior's Trail" since the early 18th century after the Moravian missionary Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf first used it to reach the Wyoming Valley. This particular stretch of "Warrior's Trail" had an abundance of hazel trees. Though the Moravians called the region "St. Anthony's Wilderness", it eventually became known as "Hazel Swamp",

1037-554: Is used in other Pennsylvania jurisdictions, features a touch screen with a paper ballot backup. County officials ultimately calculated results by counting paper ballots, which showed Kassis actually won the election by 1,054 votes, according to unofficial results that were announced on November 6. The election results were later certified following a canvass and audit, and no challenges to the results were filed. On November 7, 2023, ExpressVoteXL machines again malfunctioned in calculating votes for Superior Court of Pennsylvania judges with

1098-405: The 1900 and 1902 anthracite coal strikes , mine workers won some improvements to their working conditions, which they were able to build upon in ensuing contracts. The diversification of the city's economy stabilized the population by allowing miners to establish families in the area, with women and children often working in silk or shirt manufacturing for supplemental wages. The Duplan Silk Mill

1159-533: The Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. The Lehigh River , a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River, flows through the county. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 377 square miles (980 km ), of which 370 square miles (960 km ) is land and 7.7 square miles (20 km ) (2.0%) is water. The climate is humid continental (mostly Dfa with

1220-575: The Lattimer Massacre occurred when 300-400 strikers near Hazleton marched to the Lattimer Mine to support a newly formed UMW local. Nineteen unarmed striking miners, mostly of Polish , Slovak , Lithuanian , and German ethnicity, were shot and killed in a confrontation with the Luzerne County sheriff's posse . Scores more were wounded. The massacre was a turning point in the history of

1281-529: The Supreme Court ), the Third Circuit found the ordinance invalid due to federal preemption . As of 2015, nearly 40 percent of Hazleton's population was of Hispanic or Latino descent. In 2012, Amilcar Arroyo, a Hazleton Integration Project board member, estimated that 80% of Hazleton's Hispanics and Latinos were of Dominican origin, and that many of them had ancestry from San José de Ocoa . Hazleton has

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1342-469: The U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.0 square miles (16 km ), all land. Hazleton is located 12 miles (19 km) north of Tamaqua and 30 miles (48 km) south of Scranton / Wilkes-Barre . The city is located in Pennsylvania's ridge and valley section (on a plateau named Spring Mountain). Hazleton's highest elevation is 1,886 feet (575 m) above sea level, making it one of

1403-401: The 1840s and 1850s, consisted mostly of German and Irish immigrants. The second wave, from the 1860s to the 1920s, consisted mostly of Italian, Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, Slovak, and Montenegrin immigrants. The coal mined in Hazleton helped establish the United States as a world industrial power, including fueling the massive blast furnaces at Bethlehem Steel . Hazleton was incorporated as

1464-399: The 2010 census, the county was 81.0% White Non-Hispanic, 5.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 2.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 2.2% were two or more races, and 3.8% were some other race. 10.5% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. Northampton is one of the seven counties in Pennsylvania which has adopted a home rule charter . Voters elect

1525-719: The Hazleton area: Pennsylvania Route 309 , Pennsylvania Route 93 , Pennsylvania Route 924 , Pennsylvania Route 424 , and Pennsylvania Route 940 . The Hazleton Area Public Library opened a new building at Church and Maple Streets in 1969, where it remains to this day. In 1997, the IWW returned to the Hazleton area in an effort to organize student workers at the Keystone Job Corps Center, but they found little success. An article published in December 2002 by U.S. News & World Report , "Letter from Pennsylvania: A town in need of

1586-674: The Spanish-language media. An executive from the IBEW local 1319 in Wilkes-Barre visited the hall and made a contribution to the rebuilding effort. The city experienced a demographic shift in the first years of the 21st century with the arrival of new immigrants: mostly from the Dominican Republic . The demographic shift was not well-received by all residents. In 2004, a wave of attacks against apartments where immigrant workers were living

1647-512: The UMW, with over 10,000 new members signing cards in its aftermath. However, the UMW would not be able to capitalize on this momentum and obtain union recognition in the Leigh Valley until the 20th century. Hazleton was also struck by several mining disasters. Notable among these were the cave-ins at Sheppton , Jeanesville, and Stockton. Mining disasters were not the only tragedies. In October 1888,

1708-513: The Warrior's Trail was revamped and widened. It was renamed the Berwick Turnpike. Later, a road was built to connect Wilkes-Barre to McKeansburg . This road intersected with the Berwick Turnpike. An entrepreneur named Jacob Drumheller decided that this intersection was the perfect location for a rest stop , so in 1809, he built the first building in what would later be known as Hazleton. Though

1769-550: The Wyoming Street corridor was revived from a moribund state. Also, in 2016, the Hispanic and Latino population became the majority, at 52%, with White residents, many descended from Irish , Italian , and German immigrants, comprising 44% of the population. Hazleton is located at 40°57′32″N 75°58′28″W  /  40.95889°N 75.97444°W  / 40.95889; -75.97444 (40.958834, −75.974546). According to

1830-447: The charter of the UMWA's District 7 local in response to a 27 day work stoppage by 20,000 miners in protest of dues increases and other union policies. The local was administered by a provisional government for some time and had its constitution suspended. One of the 14 games between I.A. Horowitz and Samuel Reshevsky during the 1941 US Chess Championship was held in Hazleton. The result

1891-568: The city of Hazleton sat at the intersection of two Native American trails. The Nanticoke path was used by the Nanticoke people during their migration to and settlement of the Wyoming Valley , east of Wilkes-Barre. The Nescopeck path ran from the forks of the Delaware River , to the Nescopeck Creek . It was used by traders and missionaries , Delaware war parties, and settlers . During

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1952-460: The eastern Pennsylvania region known as the Lehigh Valley ; Lehigh County, with a population of 374,557 as of the 2020 U.S. census, is the more highly populated of the two counties. Both counties are part of the Philadelphia media market, the fourth-largest in the nation . Northampton County has historically been a national leader in heavy manufacturing, especially of cement , steel , and other industrial products. Atlas Portland Cement Company ,

2013-460: The economy continued throughout the 20th century. CAN DO (Community Area New Development Organization) was formally organized in 1956 by founder Dr. Edgar L. Dessen . CAN DO raised money through their "Dime A Week" campaign, in which area residents were encouraged to put a dime on their sidewalk each week to be collected by CAN DO. They also solicited donations from businesses and utilities and sold municipal bonds . The company raised over $ 250,000 and

2074-555: The first church in Hazleton, located at the intersection of Church and Broad Streets, and the first private school in Hazleton, located on the south side of Broad Street between Wyoming and Laurel Streets. Pardee died in 1892. The following year, in 1893, his son, Israel Platt Pardee, built a three-story, 19-room mansion in Hazleton; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The anthracite coal industry attracted many immigrants for labor. The first wave, in

2135-541: The height of the American Revolution , in the summer of 1780, British sympathizers (known as Tories ) began attacking the outposts of American revolutionaries located along the Susquehanna River in the Wyoming Valley. Because of reports of Tory activity in the region, Captain Daniel Klader and a platoon of 41 men from Northampton County were sent to investigate. They traveled north from the Lehigh Valley along

2196-583: The highest incorporated cities east of the Mississippi River and the highest incorporated city in Pennsylvania. It straddles the divide between the Delaware and Susquehanna River watersheds. Hazleton and its surrounding communities are collectively known as Greater Hazleton. Greater Hazleton encompasses an area located within three counties: southern Luzerne County , northern Schuylkill County , and northern Carbon County . The population of Greater Hazleton

2257-561: The highest percentage of Dominicans in Pennsylvania and the fourth highest in the nation. Many Dominicans had moved to Hazleton from portions of New York City , including The Bronx and Brooklyn ) and parts of North Jersey , such as Newark and Paterson . Many of these migrants had families that were relatively large. Many Hispanic and Latino businesses are on Wyoming Street, the linguistic landscape of which Spier and Ruano (2021) investigated in light of Barletta's aforementioned comments. In 2016, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that

2318-781: The late 1920s, but the mining industry still employed nearly 20,000 men at that time. In 1926, 900 miners at the Jeddo-Highland Coal Company initiated a wildcat strike over a pay dispute. They were ordered back to work by the District 7 president of the UMWA, who insisted that they negotiate the dispute through the Anthracite Board of Conciliation as outlined in their contract. The population peaked in 1940 at 38,000. With increased population came increased business, from downtown storefronts to large campuses like Penn State Hazleton. In 1941, UMWA President John L. Lewis revoked

2379-425: The local mining industry. They flooded the mines and brought an end to Hazleton's deep mining. Unemployment soared, reaching 25-30%. The population began to emigrate at a rate of 1,000 per year. While most of the region's deep mines never reopened, strip mining would continue as long as it was economically advantageous. A new era was about to be born: the era of business and industry. The garment industry thrived and

2440-477: The machines switching "yes" and "no" votes on the summary display of votes on whether the judges should be retained. The county's director of administration, Charles Dertinger, attributed the problem to the summary display and not the actual ballots. Air transport to and from Northampton County is available through Lehigh Valley International Airport ( IATA : ABE , ICAO : KABE ) in Hanover Township , which

2501-491: The majority of voters. The county's row officers are nominated by the county executive and approved by county council. As of January 8, 2024, there were 219,719 registered voters in Northampton County Northampton County is considered one of Pennsylvania's "swing counties," with statewide winners carrying it in most cases. As of 2024, the last presidential election where Northampton County did not back

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2562-488: The miners and their families. The following is a list of "patch towns" constructed in and around Hazleton: As industry and commerce developed, so did the footprint of organized labor. Nineteenth century attempts by the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) to organize in the anthracite region were largely unsuccessful. On September 10, 1897, after several weeks of escalating walkouts and strikes at surrounding mines,

2623-500: The nation. After the war, the demand for coal began to decline as natural gas and electricity became preferred power sources; coal became a less needed commodity. Deep mining, the predominant method of coal extraction in the region, also proved costly and vulnerable to flooding. In 1947, 22 consecutive days of rain flooded many Hazleton area mines and reduced year-to-date anthracite production by up to 35% below normal levels. Hurricanes Hazel and Diane , in 1954 and 1955, also devastated

2684-671: The public to subsidize the establishment of the $ 3,500,000 Autolite plant. They promised the Autolite Corporation $ 500,000 and were able to raise $ 659,000. The initiative was supported by local businessmen, service clubs, and the UMWA. The Hazleton Industrial Development Corporation also took out loans totaling $ 700,000 to fund the construction of the plant. In 1959, a fire at the Gary Hotel killed six people. The hotel, built in 1884, burned down costing around $ 200,000 in damages. Public investment in attracting businesses and diversifying

2745-591: The same day) Week 6 Wilkes-Barre Panthers 0 vs. Scranton Miners 0 (November 13, 1938 in Scranton) Hazleton Redskins 13 vs. Reading Rams 0 (November 13, 1938 in Hazleton) Hazleton, Pennsylvania Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania , United States. The population was 29,963 at the 2020 census . Hazleton is the second-most populous city in Luzerne County. It

2806-1800: The season, Hazleton played against the Dixie League champions, Norfolk Shamrocks , in Richmond, Virginia . The game drew 2,000 fans that saw the Redskins winning 16-14. In the schedule 6 weeks were played, listed below is each game in the schedule. Week 1 Hazleton Redskins 14 vs. Wilkes-Barre Panthers 0 (October 2, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre) Reading Rams 6 vs. Scranton Miners 0 (October 2, 1938 in Reading) Week 2 Reading Rams 9 vs. Wilkes-Barre Panthers 3 (October 9, 1938 in Reading) Scranton Miners 7 vs. Hazleton Redskins 0 (October 9, 1938 in Hazleton) Week 3 Hazleton Redskins 20 vs. Scranton Miners 0 (October 16, 1938 in Scranton) Wilkes-Barre Panthers 3 vs. Reading Rams 0 (October 16, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre) Week 4 Hazleton Redskins 19 vs. Reading Rams 7 (October 23, 1938 in Hazleton) Wilkes-Barre Panthers 14 vs. Scranton Miners 0 (October 27, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre) Week 5 Hazleton Redskins 32 vs. Wilkes-Barre Panthers 2 (October 30, 1938 in Hazleton) Reading Rams vs. Scranton Miners (At Reading, cancelled due to Reading playing another game on

2867-530: The statewide winner was in 1948. In November 2019, municipal elections were in Pennsylvania in November 2019, and the county's result tabulations were plagued with problems caused by newly purchased voting machines, known as ExpressVoteXL, which were manufactured and sold to the county by Election Systems & Software (ES&S), an Omaha, Nebraska -based company, as representing a luxury one-stop voting system. According to The New York Times and other media,

2928-532: The world's largest cement manufacturer from 1895 until 1982, was based in Northampton in the county. Bethlehem Steel , the world's second-largest manufacturer of steel for most of the 20th century, was based in Bethlehem , the county's most populous city, prior to its dissolution in 2003. Northampton County borders Carbon County and the Poconos to its north, Lehigh County to its west, Bucks County to its south, and

2989-927: Was 77,187 at the 2010 census. Greater Hazleton includes the City of Hazleton; the boroughs of Beaver Meadows , Conyngham , Freeland , Jeddo , McAdoo , Weatherly , West Hazleton , White Haven ; the townships of Black Creek , Butler , East Union , Kline , Foster , Hazle , Rush , Sugarloaf ; and the towns, villages, or CDPs of Audenried, Coxes Villages, Drifton, Drums , Ebervale, Eckley, Fern Glen, Haddock, Harleigh , Harwood Mines, Hazle Brook, Highland, Hollywood, Hometown , Hudsondale, Humboldt Village, Humboldt Industrial Park, Japan, Jeansville, Junedale, Kelayres, Kis-Lyn, Lattimer , Milnesville, Nuremberg, Oneida, Pardeesville, Quakake, St. Johns, Sandy Run, Still Creek, Stockton, Sybertsville, Ringtown, Sheppton, Tomhicken , Tresckow, Upper Lehigh, Weston, and Zion Grove. Northampton County, Pennsylvania Northampton County

3050-462: Was a draw. The remaining games were held in Brooklyn , Philadelphia, Lakewood, New Jersey and Binghamton, New York . In 1946, local milk producers initiated a capital strike , closing facilities and halting the delivery of milk to 100,000 residents in the region in protest of Office of Price Administration policy. Before World War II , anthracite coal flourished as a major provider of fuel for

3111-477: Was able to purchase over 500 acres (2.0 km ) of land, which was converted into an industrial park on the western edge of the city. Because of CAN-DO's efforts, Hazleton was given the All-America City Award in 1964. Hazleton's economy is now based largely on manufacturing and shipping, facilitated by the relative closeness to Interstates 80 and 81 . Five Pennsylvania highways also pass through

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3172-495: Was condemned by the Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs. In 2006, Hazleton gained national attention as Republican Mayor Lou Barletta and council members passed the Illegal Immigration Relief Act. This ordinance was instituted to discourage hiring or renting to illegal immigrants. Initially, the ordinance levied an administrative fine of $ 100.00 per illegal immigrant rented to and

3233-571: Was criticized as illegal and unconstitutional . A number of residents (landlords, business owners, lawful aliens defined as illegal under the act, and unlawful aliens) filed suit to strike down the law, claiming it violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution as well as the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. After a trial and several appeals (including a remand from

3294-407: Was estimated to be around 14,000 people. In the second half of the 19th century, middle class professionals whose industries serviced the mining economy led an effort to diversify the economy in Hazleton and attract large scale manufacturing employers, who could hire from the area's large pool of unemployed women. The local improvement associations who led this initiative were successful in attracting

3355-406: Was expanded in 1908 and became one of the largest and most productive silk mills in the country, employing between 1,800 and 2,000 area residents and with an annual payroll of $ 5 million. The mill produced about 25 million yards of cloth per year. In 1913, 1,200 silk workers, mostly young women, went on strike at the Duplan silk mill and voted to join the Industrial Workers of the World . The strike

3416-419: Was hired to survey the topography of Beaver Meadows and report the practicality of extending a railroad from the Lehigh Canal in Jim Thorpe to Beaver Meadows. Knowing that the area of Beaver Meadows was already controlled by Coxe and Beach, Pardee bought many acres of the land in present-day Hazleton. The investment proved to be lucrative. The land contained part of a massive anthracite coal field. Pardee

3477-399: Was incorporated as a borough on January 5, 1857, and as a city on December 4, 1891. Hazleton is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania , 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Allentown , 82 miles (132 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia and 106 miles (171 km) west of New York City . During the early years of European colonization in the Americas , the area which today makes up

3538-459: Was invested in by New York mobster Albert Anastasia . In 1947, Autolite Corporation was looking to expand operations in the East and had been looking into Hazleton. Officials from Autolite came to the area and surveyed the land. In their report, they noted that Hazleton was a "mountain wilderness" with no major water route, rail route, trucking route, or airport. Local leaders sought to address these deficiencies by soliciting donations from

3599-479: Was once served only by the 215 area code from 1947 (when the North American Numbering Plan of the Bell System went into effect) until 1994. With the county's growing population, however, Northampton County was afforded area code 610 in 1994. Today, Northampton County is covered by 610 except for the Portland exchange which uses 570 . An overlay area code , 484, was added to the 610 service area in 1999. A plan to introduce area code 835 as an additional overlay

3660-402: Was overshadowed by the contemporaneous Patterson Silk Strike , and failed to achieve momentum. The first Hazleton Public Library opened in 1907. In 1912, a new library opened on Church and Green streets. This building was donated by independent coal operator John Markle and is still in use today as the Hazleton Area Public Library's childrens' department. Coal production began to decline in

3721-407: Was rescinded in 2001. There are two Pennsylvania state parks in Northampton County: The following cities, boroughs, and townships are located in Northampton County: Census-designated places are unincorporated communities designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. The population ranking of

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