Frackville, Pennsylvania
| Frackville | |
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| Borough | |
Lehigh Avenue in Frackville, 2015
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| Etymology: Daniel Frack | |
| Nickname(s): Mountain City | |
 Frackville
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| Coordinates: 40°47′01″N 76°14′01″W / 40.78361°N 76.23361°WCoordinates: 40°47′01″N 76°14′01″W / 40.78361°N 76.23361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Settled | 1861 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kim Phillips |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,470 ft (450 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,361 |
| • Density | 7,300/sq mi (2,800/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17931 |
| Area code(s) | 570 Exchange:874 |
| Website | www.frackvillepa.org |
Frackville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Frackville is located near the intersection of Interstate 81 and Pennsylvania State Route 61, approximately 102 miles (164 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre. Frackville is named for Daniel Frack, an early settler.
Frackville was settled in 1861 and incorporated in 1876, when the villages of Frackville and Mountain City merged to form the borough of Frackville. The name "Mountain City", however, is still a common nickname for the borough. A past diner and beer distributor were both named after it. Early in the twentieth century, anthracite coal mining was the chief industry of the region, although Frackville remained a predominantly residential community. The Mahanoy Plane, which operated from 1862 to 1931 on Broad Mountain just to the north of the borough, was able to hoist 50,000 tons of coal daily. There is a small patch-town owning the name "Mahanoy Plane" at the northern foot of Frackville's Broad Mountain. Industrial relics and infrastructure remain in the thick forest north of the borough's youth baseball complex but historical preservation or restoration has yet to take place.
In 1922, Frackville had its own independent brewery that was short lived due to Prohibition.
Frackville celebrated its centennial in 1976 while James Nahas was mayor. It was a weeklong event from August 22 to 28 which hosted parades each night and brought the community closer together. The borough's 125th anniversary celebration was held in 2001 and had similar events and effects. It culminated with a Frackville Cruise Night that had routes running throughout the borough.
There was once a video store named "Frackville Video". It moved to nearby Girardville, but somehow kept the name "Frackville Video."
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