Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
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Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 40°48′45″N 76°08′28″W / 40.81250°N 76.14111°WCoordinates: 40°48′45″N 76°08′28″W / 40.81250°N 76.14111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Settled | 1859 |
| Incorporated | December 16, 1863 |
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| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | George F. Krall |
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| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,647 |
| • Density | 9,060.8/sq mi (3,498.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17948 |
| Area code(s) | 570 Exchange: 773 |
| Website | Mahanoy City |
 St. Nicholas Coal Breaker in 2007 |
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 Mahanoy City, The End of Coal Country, 36:23, Grapple, Keystone Crossroads |
Mahanoy City (pronounced MAHA-noy) is a City located 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre and 13 miles southwest of Hazleton, in northern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in the southern Coal Region. It is located entirely within but is not part of Mahanoy Township. The name "Mahanoy" is believed to be a variation of the Native American word 'Maghonioy', or "the salt deposits".
Mahanoy City, originally a part of Mahanoy township, was settled in 1859 and incorporated as a borough by decree of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Schuylkill County on December 16, 1863. The borough lies in a valley in the Pennsylvania Coal Region and was a major center of anthracite production; the area was embroiled in the Molly Maguires incidents. It was served by branches of the Lehigh Valley and the Philadelphia & Reading railways.
Fire clay also abounds locally. The borough's principal industries remain the mining and shipping of coal, although the demand for it has steadily declined since its peak in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The manufacturing of shirts, bedding and foundry products is also fairly prominent.
In 1930 the St. Nicholas Coal Breaker was built and went into operation in 1932; slated to be demolished in 2015, it is still standing as of July 27th, 2016.
In 1948, Mahanoy City became the first municipality in the country to have Cable TV.
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