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Tamaqua (/ t ə ˈ m ɑː k w ə /, Delaware: tëmakwe) [5] is a borough in eastern Schuylkill County in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania, United States. It had a population of 6,934 as of the 2020 U.S. census. [4] Tamaqua was established from territory from West Penn and Schuylkill Townships. The borough is part of the micropolitan statistical ...
Tamaqua station. / 40.7980; -75.9701. The Tamaqua station is a disused railway station that is located in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Tamaqua Historic District. [1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 1985, as the Reading Railroad Passenger Station-Tamaqua .
In 1912 a new L&NE extension opened, splitting from the main line at Danielsville, Pennsylvania and running west to Tamaqua to directly serve the LC&N. In October 1913, LC&N transferred its leasehold interest in the Tunnel to Panther Creek Railroad Company by deed which contained a provision that “in the event of abandonment, the right-of-way ...
The county is approximately 47 miles (76 km) west of Allentown, the state's third-largest city, and 97 miles (156 km) northwest of Philadelphia, the state's largest city. The county was created on March 1, 1811, from parts of Berks and Northampton counties [4] and named for the Schuylkill River, which originates in the county. On March 3, 1818 ...
It planned to build a rail line between Tamanend (also called Little Schuylkill Junction; west of Tamaqua) and Milton. The principals in the company included Christian Brobst and Joseph Paxton of Catawissa. Construction began c. 1835, but the banking panic of 1837 restricted investments needed to continue work on the railroad. [2] [3]
Tamaqua Historic District. / 40.79972°N 75.95806°W / 40.79972; -75.95806. The Tamaqua Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Schuylkill Township and Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania .
Lehigh Valley Railroad. The Lehigh Valley Railroad ( reporting mark LV) was a railroad in the Northeastern United States built predominantly to haul anthracite coal from the Coal Region in Northeastern Pennsylvania to major consumer markets in Philadelphia, New York City, and elsewhere. On April 21, 1846, the railroad was authorized to provide ...
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