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From Wikipedia’s history of Ashley.
Ashley was first settled in 1830. Forty years later, in 1870, it was incorporated as a borough. It was a productive coal mining town well into the twentieth century, reaching its peak population of 7,039 in 1930. The Huber Breaker, built in 1939 to process coal from several local collieries, ceased operating in 1976, and was demolished in 2014.
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Born hereWalter Tewksbury is born here
In the archiveShipping coal after the strike--coal break in background
In the archiveMaxwell Breaker No. 20 (Ashley, Pa.) Leigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Co
In the archiveAshley PA Presby Ch PHS22Born hereRussell David Johnson is born here3 decades in the archive, from the 1900s to the 1920s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.
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From Wikimedia Commons (6), the Library of Congress (6), Wikipedia and Wikidata for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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