The Lehigh Valley Multi-Purpose Sport Complex (also known as Williams Township Ballpark ) was a partially built, 6,400-seat stadium that was slated to be built in Williams Township, Pennsylvania , near Easton . The stadium was never completed, and the partially constructed building was demolished in 2005.
41-537: The idea for the stadium was originally devised by Paoli, Pennsylvania , businessman Thomas X. Flaherty. Plans were for the new stadium to host the Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball , as well as the Lehigh Valley Steam A-League soccer club. The stadium's total cost would have been $ 15 million. The land the stadium was to be built on
82-717: A $ 50.25 million facility with a capacity of 10,000 people, located in Allentown. The stadium is used by the Lehigh Valley IronPigs , who are the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies , who have been a success. Paoli, Pennsylvania Paoli ( / p eɪ ˈ oʊ l i / pay- OH -lee ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chester County near Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States. It
123-424: A CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on the geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use
164-455: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas
205-654: A surprise sneak attack on the Americans under the cover of darkness. With the help of a Loyalist spy who provided a secret password, "here we are and there they go" and led them to the camp, General "No-flint" Grey and the British overran several American pickets and launched their successful attack on the Continental Army camp. 201 American soldiers were killed or injured, while 71 were captured. The British suffered only 4 killed and 7 injured in comparison. Wayne's reputation
246-532: Is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which
287-651: Is a school for those with learning differences in Paoli located next to Station Square, a business complex. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia operates Catholic schools. St. Norbert School is in Easttown Township , and is outside of the Paoli CDP, but has a Paoli mailing address. The school was established in 1956, with the school building built the following year. Tredyffrin Township Libraries operates
328-459: Is situated in portions of two townships: Tredyffrin and Willistown . At the 2020 census , it had a total population of 6,002. Paoli grew around an inn kept in 1769 by Joshua Evans, whose father bought 500 acres (200 ha) from William Penn in 1719 near the current site of the Paoli Post Office. Evans named his inn after General Pasquale Paoli , a Corsican , after Paoli had received
369-643: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in
410-455: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with
451-454: The Battle of Paoli . Having intercepted General Washington 's orders to General Wayne regarding British rearguard actions, Grey directed his troops to assault the small regiment of Americans commanded by Anthony Wayne in an area near his residence. Not wanting to lose the element of surprise, Grey ordered his troops to remove the flint from their muskets and to use only bayonets or swords to launch
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#1732856192049492-646: The King of Prussia mall . The Route 106 bus links Paoli to the other Main Line communities and the 69th Street Transportation Center . The Route 204 and Route 206 buses connect the Paoli station to Eagleview and the Great Valley Corporate Center respectively. In 2016, the majority of Paoli residents were found to drive alone on their way to work, while only 10.97% took public transportation. Census-designated place A census-designated place ( CDP )
533-478: The Newburgh Black Diamonds . League commissioner Bud Harrelson announced that the league would return to Newburgh in 1999 only if the city built a new stadium; they did not, forcing the club played its entire second season as a traveling team . In July 1999, with the stadium only about 60% completed, construction was halted when funds were exhausted and permanent financing could not be located. Further,
574-524: The Pennsylvania Railroad , which built suburban commuter lines out from Philadelphia in the late 19th century, spurring the growth of that city's suburbs. The largest and longest of these commuter lines, the " Main Line ", terminated in Paoli. "The Homestead," the fifteen-acre farm of Colley Wilson, on the south side of Swedesford Road, was the scene of the first annual Philadelphia Folk Festival in 1962, and remained at that site until 1965. It outgrew
615-593: The Pennsylvania Road Warriors . Finally, the Sport Complex was torn down in 2005, without a single game ever being played at its grounds. Several lawsuits followed in the wake of the Sports Complex failure, including one brought by Northwestern Human Services itself, against Flaherty and its former president and CEO, Robert C. Panaccio. The suit claimed that Flaherty and Panaccio used their positions on
656-616: The Quakertown Blazers of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League , as well as the local American Legion teams, schedule priority over the Black Diamonds. Therefore, home games were often played on weekday afternoons and typically drew less than 100 fans; one game had a paid attendance of exactly two people. The club filed for bankruptcy in 2000, and their place in the league was taken by another traveling team,
697-562: The United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km ), all land. Paoli borders other towns, such as Berwyn and Malvern . These three towns belong to either the Tredyffrin/Easttown or the Great Valley school districts. As of the 2019 survey , there were 5,651 people, 2,552 housing units and 1,437 families residing in the CDP. The population density
738-531: The $ 5 million grant that was promised by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania upon completion of the facility was officially terminated. While attempting to find investors to complete construction of the stadium, the Black Diamonds moved into cozy Memorial Park Stadium in Quakertown, Pennsylvania , which had a capacity of about 900, all on wooden benches. Since the new team arrived at the last minute, Memorial Park gave
779-476: The 45th and final toast at a Saint Patrick's Day celebration. The inn's location on the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike , about 20 miles (one day's drive for a horse-drawn wagon) from Philadelphia, contributed to its success. On the evening of September 20, 1777, near Paoli, General Charles Grey and nearly 5,000 British soldiers launched a surprise attack on a Patriot encampment, which became known as
820-464: The CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along the Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and
861-478: The Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of a CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that
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#1732856192049902-606: The Paoli Library in Paoli. The Paoli Library is part of the Chester County Library System . Paoli is served by the U.S. Route 202 freeway, U.S. Route 30 and Pennsylvania Route 252 connecting it to King of Prussia and Philadelphia . Historically, Paoli was on the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike , which was later absorbed into the Lincoln Highway , and became US 30 still later. Many locals still call
943-547: The Paoli station, although most local trains serving Paoli now terminate in Malvern, one stop to the west. SEPTA Regional Rail 's Paoli/Thorndale Line (formerly R5) commuter rail runs between Thorndale and Philadelphia both ways every 30 minutes during the week. College students and city-working suburbanites take the Paoli/Thorndale Line to school and work. Station-to-station, a trip from Paoli to Center City Philadelphia on
984-490: The Paoli/Thorndale Line takes approximately 45 minutes, although some rush hour trains run directly between Paoli and 30th Street Station in under 30 minutes. Paoli is served by multiple SEPTA Suburban Bus routes. Local buses traverse Route 30 along the Main Line, and Paoli Pike is the main artery for buses heading to West Chester . The Route 92 bus connects Paoli to West Chester and the King of Prussia Transit Center at
1025-531: The age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.89. 20.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
1066-510: The board of trustees to influence NHS into gifting the land for the construction of the Sports Complex; it was also alleged that the two hid the fact that Flaherty had no independent ability to pay for the stadium, and that they had secretly been using NHS funds to pay for the construction of the stadium even though they made representations to the other board members that no funds were being used. As proof of its claims, NHS produced documentation that Flaherty and Panaccio entered into an agreement for
1107-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,
1148-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in
1189-588: The community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in
1230-483: The company to purchase a building owned by Flaherty at an inflated price of nearly $ 900,000 more than he paid for it four years earlier. The proceeds from the sale were to be used in the construction of the Sports Complex. The idea of professional baseball in the Lehigh Valley seemed to be seriously damaged by the failure of the Sport Complex and the Black Diamonds. However, in 2006 ground was broken on Coca-Cola Park ,
1271-543: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through
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1312-519: The new park. However, construction was delayed and did not commence until December 1998. Plans were changed for play at the stadium to start in the 2000 season. In the meantime, the construction delay caused the Steam to fold, after playing its sole season in 1999 on various high school fields in the area. In 1998, the Black Diamonds played their home games at aging Delano-Hitch Stadium in Newburgh, New York as
1353-1034: The poverty line. Notable people who were born or lived in Paoli include: The Tredyffrin/Easttown School District serves the portions of Paoli in Tredyffrin Township. The section of Paoli in Willistown Township is served by Great Valley School District . The portion of Paoli in T/E are divided between the zoned of Beaumont Elementary School in Easttown Township and Hillside Elementary School in Tredyffrin Township. The Great Valley elementary schools, Charlestown, K.D. Markley, Sugartown and General Wayne, all filter into Great Valley Middle School. Tredyffrin/Easttown operates two middle schools, Tredyffrin/Easttown and Valley Forge, and all district students attend Conestoga High School . Great Valley students attend Great Valley High School . Delaware Valley Friends School
1394-580: The route "Lancaster Pike". For generations, Paoli was the western terminus of Pennsylvania Railroad commuter trains coming from Philadelphia on the Main Line . The "Paoli Local" became iconic in the western suburbs. Amtrak 's Keystone Service and Pennsylvanian trains stop at Paoli station , but with the decline of long-distance train travel, the stops are now less frequent. Commuters traveling by rail within Southeastern Pennsylvania use
1435-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,
1476-682: The space when an estimated 15,000 people attended the final year. The site has been subdivided. Gene Shay, a member of the Festival committee, observed after the first Festival, the site "with its spacious grassy valleys, clean running brooks, shaded hillsides and rustic barns, supplied the perfect background for all of the musical activity." In those few years Acts such as Pete Seeger , Judy Collins , Mississippi John Hurt , Phil Ochs , Bill Monroe , Tom Rush , Tom Paxton , Rev. Gary Davis , Rambling Jack Elliott , Buffy Sainte-Marie , and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band , and other performers. According to
1517-467: Was 2,710.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,046.4/km ). There were 2,468 housing units at an average density of 1,233.0 per square mile (476.1/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.93% White , 5.36% Black , 0.09% Native American , 2.64% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.39% from other races , and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,361 households, of which 24.5% had children under
1558-460: Was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males. The median household income was $ 73,050 and the median family income was $ 69,519. Males had a median income of $ 46,536 and females $ 34,702. The per capita income was $ 30,570. 4.7% of the population and 3.6% of families were below the poverty line . 8.0% of those under the age of 18 and 4.6% of those 65 and older were living below
1599-470: Was owned by a Pennsylvania non-profit organization, Northwestern Human Services (NHS), on whose board of trustees Flaherty sat. The non-profit qualified for a $ 5 million grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; NHS hoped that its involvement in the stadium would raise its profile in the community and create awareness for its programs. The Black Diamonds were intended to open their inaugural 1998 season in
1640-477: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to
1681-454: Was tarnished by the high casualties suffered in the battle, and he demanded a formal court-martial to clear his name. On November 1, a board of 13 officers declared that Wayne had acted with honor. The site of the battle is now part of nearby Malvern, Pennsylvania . The construction of the Main Line of Public Works across Pennsylvania enhanced the village's stature, as the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad passed through it. This became