299:
40:
553:
67:
250:
317:. Lakewood (which also hosted the Jordan Brothers dances for one year in 1964) later hosted The Bavarian Summer Festival beginning in 1969 which became one of the biggest draws in the coal region for 15 years. Lakeside Ballroom today is still used for entertainment. The (historical designated) building is roughly 28,000 SF with a 10,000 SF maple wooden dance floor that can host several thousand people.
74:
306:
Barnesville is quite unique in that it was the home to two swimming lake/amusement parks. In 1880, Lakeside Park opened with two dams and a picnic ground. With easy access by train it became an entertainment center with a large hotel on the grounds, bathing houses bordering the lake, and cottages on
286:
John Faust, in 1806, first settled in
Barnesville, followed by Abram L. Boughner who located near the same place in 1815. This village owes its origin to the building of the Little Schuylkill and Susquehanna - Catawissa Railroad, which was completed in 1854. Shortly thereafter, the first hotel was
39:
1339:
307:
the water. A roller-coaster was erected on the site in 1923 and other amusement rides were added. Finally a large ballroom was constructed. In 1916, competition came in the form of a new park a mile away—Lakewood.
275:
and is situated atop a summit and drainage divide flanked by two long climbs that are traversed by local transport infrastructure, railways with an important switching junction within the village, and
491:
310:
That park, too, incorporated swimming, rides, a playhouse and, a
Crystal Ballroom, opened in 1925, one year after Lakeside's. These ballrooms became Big Band-era entertainment meccas.
292:
825:
890:
860:
835:
1344:
885:
840:
785:
780:
750:
324:
valley, Barnesville was founded primarily as a railroad town with a watering depot for the
Nesquehoning Railroad (and later the Nesquehoning and Mahanoy Railroad and
895:
875:
805:
632:
850:
755:
348:
90:
484:
384:
GNIS Index: 1205066, TITLE: Malden Place 1205066, classed as: Populated Place
Washington County, PA Latitude: 40.0215N Longitude: 079.5550W, USGS Map-California
1150:
983:
66:
1236:
672:
582:
1079:
477:
880:
264:, United States. Originally built to support nearby rust belt industries, the hamlet is between the center and eastern thirds of the Southern
900:
770:
765:
865:
820:
905:
815:
775:
469:
1130:
910:
830:
534:
325:
298:
501:
145:
988:
870:
810:
790:
692:
652:
320:
The village located in the northeastern part of the state amidst gentle summit terrain after the long east–west climb up the
44:
Grier Avenue, Barnesville showing atypically level terrain in the main bedroom community atop the summit above the larger
1246:
845:
800:
795:
760:
745:
740:
383:
280:
1140:
1003:
735:
356:
352:
1309:
1261:
855:
360:
261:
1201:
1196:
1028:
1023:
993:
943:
682:
657:
647:
622:
617:
337:
49:
1266:
1211:
1059:
933:
677:
642:
607:
428:
329:
1286:
1281:
1251:
1241:
1181:
1120:
1100:
1074:
1043:
998:
938:
712:
697:
662:
637:
597:
542:
523:
364:
236:
1105:
450:
1191:
1145:
1115:
1084:
1038:
978:
968:
920:
727:
702:
667:
602:
592:
433:
287:
built by Jacob Faust and opened in 1854. The Little
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad, predecessor of the
272:
1276:
1271:
1186:
1135:
1018:
1013:
953:
948:
928:
687:
587:
563:
333:
52:
279:, which collects towns like beads on a string along a particular combination of connected valleys in the
1256:
1231:
1226:
1216:
1206:
1170:
1125:
1033:
973:
958:
717:
707:
571:
341:
276:
216:
45:
1316:
1221:
1110:
1090:
1054:
1049:
1008:
963:
627:
612:
577:
205:
1160:
1095:
1064:
314:
1069:
321:
288:
249:
195:
1333:
241:
344:
to the east. These communities lie within the
Southeastern Anthracite Coal Region.
313:
Eventually, Lakeside became a venue from 1964 to 1970 for popular dances hosted by
135:
516:
268:
265:
130:
105:
92:
186:
1300:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
224:
407:
Munsell, W.W., History of
Schuylkill County, McNamara, NY (1881), p. 344
363:
residents attend
Mahanoy Area School District. Barnesville includes
395:
Post office GNIS ID: 2779925 elevation, "2 Grier Ave.", 29-Apr-2016
297:
248:
212:
191:
473:
426:
Donald
Serfass (January 11, 2013). "Looking back 133 years,".
1340:
Unincorporated communities in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
551:
295:. This drove the development and growth of the village.
18:
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
1295:
1159:
919:
726:
562:
533:
235:
223:
202:
185:
177:
172:
164:
156:
151:
141:
129:
121:
23:
73:
485:
8:
1345:Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
492:
478:
470:
271:. The community is part of a wide-ranging
20:
403:
401:
375:
222:
184:
171:
163:
150:
120:
85:
59:
36:
234:
201:
176:
155:
140:
128:
7:
455:Geographic Names Information System
500:Municipalities and communities of
260:is an unincorporated community in
14:
457:. United States Geological Survey
326:Lehigh & Susquehanna Railroad
291:, connected to the branch of the
367:, Hosensock, and Locust Valley.
72:
65:
38:
503:Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
1:
281:Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
160:0 sq mi (0 km)
357:Mahanoy Area School District
353:Tamaqua Area School District
262:Ryan Township, Pennsylvania
1361:
328:) after its climb via the
293:Little Schuylkill Railroad
253:Post Office in Barnesville
168:1,122 ft (342 m)
1305:
549:
514:
451:"Barnesville Post Office"
106:40.8170856°N 76.0469324°W
86:
60:
37:
30:
25:Barnesville, Pennsylvania
32:unincorporated community
434:Lehighton, Pennsylvania
111:40.8170856; -76.0469324
556:
347:Residents who live in
303:
254:
555:
416:Munsell, 1881, p. 344
301:
277:Pennsylvania Route 54
252:
204: • Summer (
1318:United States portal
1311:Pennsylvania portal
315:The Jordan Brothers
102: /
1131:Shenandoah Heights
557:
351:may attend either
322:Nesquehoning Creek
304:
289:Catawissa Railroad
255:
178: • Total
157: • Water
1327:
1326:
247:
246:
55:below the divide.
1352:
1319:
1312:
989:Fountain Springs
881:Upper Mahantongo
693:Schuylkill Haven
653:New Philadelphia
554:
526:
519:
509:
504:
494:
487:
480:
471:
466:
464:
462:
438:
437:
423:
417:
414:
408:
405:
396:
393:
387:
386:
380:
209:
117:
116:
114:
113:
112:
107:
103:
100:
99:
98:
95:
76:
75:
69:
42:
21:
1360:
1359:
1355:
1354:
1353:
1351:
1350:
1349:
1330:
1329:
1328:
1323:
1317:
1310:
1301:
1291:
1247:Rough and Ready
1162:
1155:
915:
722:
558:
552:
547:
529:
524:
517:
510:
507:
502:
498:
460:
458:
449:
446:
441:
425:
424:
420:
415:
411:
406:
399:
394:
390:
382:
381:
377:
373:
231:
203:
110:
108:
104:
101:
96:
93:
91:
89:
88:
82:
81:
80:
79:
78:
77:
56:
33:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1358:
1356:
1348:
1347:
1342:
1332:
1331:
1325:
1324:
1322:
1321:
1314:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1293:
1292:
1290:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1167:
1165:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1141:Summit Station
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1004:Heckscherville
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
925:
923:
917:
916:
914:
913:
908:
903:
901:West Brunswick
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
771:East Norwegian
768:
766:East Brunswick
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
732:
730:
724:
723:
721:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
633:Mechanicsville
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
568:
566:
560:
559:
550:
548:
546:
545:
539:
537:
531:
530:
515:
512:
511:
499:
497:
496:
489:
482:
474:
468:
467:
445:
444:External links
442:
440:
439:
418:
409:
397:
388:
374:
372:
369:
245:
244:
239:
233:
232:
229:
227:
221:
220:
210:
200:
199:
189:
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
170:
169:
166:
162:
161:
158:
154:
153:
149:
148:
143:
139:
138:
133:
127:
126:
123:
119:
118:
84:
83:
71:
70:
64:
63:
62:
61:
58:
57:
43:
35:
34:
31:
28:
27:
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1357:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1337:
1335:
1320:
1315:
1313:
1308:
1307:
1304:
1298:
1294:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1262:South Tamaqua
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1168:
1166:
1164:
1158:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
926:
924:
922:
918:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
866:South Manheim
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
821:North Manheim
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
733:
731:
729:
725:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
573:
570:
569:
567:
565:
561:
544:
541:
540:
538:
536:
532:
528:
527:
520:
513:
508:United States
505:
495:
490:
488:
483:
481:
476:
475:
472:
456:
452:
448:
447:
443:
435:
431:
430:
422:
419:
413:
410:
404:
402:
398:
392:
389:
385:
379:
376:
370:
368:
366:
362:
361:Ryan Township
358:
354:
350:
349:Rush Township
345:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
318:
316:
311:
308:
302:Lakeside Park
300:
296:
294:
290:
284:
282:
278:
274:
270:
267:
263:
259:
251:
243:
240:
238:
228:
226:
218:
214:
211:
207:
197:
193:
190:
188:
180:
167:
159:
147:
144:
137:
134:
132:
125:United States
124:
115:
87:Coordinates:
68:
54:
51:
47:
41:
29:
22:
16:
1202:Deturksville
1197:Drehersville
1176:
1029:Lake Wynonah
1024:Klingerstown
994:Friedensburg
944:Brandonville
906:West Mahanoy
683:Port Clinton
658:New Ringgold
648:Mount Carbon
623:Mahanoy City
618:Landingville
522:
461:December 31,
459:. Retrieved
454:
427:
421:
412:
391:
378:
346:
338:Nesquehoning
332:valley from
319:
312:
309:
305:
285:
257:
256:
136:Pennsylvania
50:Mahanoy City
15:
1267:Spring Glen
1212:Glen Carbon
1177:Barnesville
1163:communities
1151:Valley View
1060:McKeansburg
984:Forestville
934:Beurys Lake
826:North Union
678:Port Carbon
643:Minersville
608:Girardville
518:County seat
269:Coal Region
258:Barnesville
109: /
1334:Categories
1287:Zion Grove
1282:Weishample
1252:Sacramento
1242:Reevesdale
1237:Reedsville
1182:Boston Run
1121:Renningers
1106:Park Place
1101:Park Crest
1075:New Boston
1044:Locustdale
999:Grier City
939:Branchdale
891:Washington
861:Schuylkill
836:Pine Grove
816:New Castle
776:East Union
713:Tower City
698:Shenandoah
673:Pine Grove
663:Orwigsburg
638:Middleport
598:Frackville
543:Pottsville
525:Pottsville
429:Times News
371:References
365:Grier City
330:Pine Creek
266:Anthracite
173:Population
146:Schuylkill
97:76°02′49″W
94:40°49′02″N
1296:Footnotes
1192:Connerton
1146:Tuscarora
1116:Reinerton
1085:Nuremberg
1039:Llewellyn
979:Englewood
969:Donaldson
911:West Penn
831:Norwegian
728:Townships
703:St. Clair
668:Palo Alto
603:Gilberton
593:Deer Lake
237:Area code
187:Time zone
165:Elevation
1277:Tamanend
1272:Suedberg
1187:Clamtown
1136:Sheppton
1019:Kelayres
1014:Hometown
954:Buck Run
949:Brockton
929:Altamont
688:Ringtown
588:Cressona
583:Coaldale
564:Boroughs
359:, while
334:Hometown
273:township
225:ZIP Code
53:boroughs
1257:Snyders
1232:Rauschs
1227:Quakake
1217:Newkirk
1207:Fearnot
1171:Andreas
1126:Seltzer
1080:Newtown
1034:Lavelle
974:Duncott
959:Cumbola
871:Tremont
811:Mahanoy
791:Frailey
718:Tremont
708:Tamaqua
572:Ashland
342:Tamaqua
122:Country
46:Tamaqua
1222:Pitman
1111:Ravine
1091:Oneida
1050:Marlin
1009:Hegins
964:Delano
886:Walker
846:Reilly
841:Porter
801:Hubley
796:Hegins
786:Foster
781:Eldred
761:Delano
751:Butler
746:Branch
741:Blythe
628:McAdoo
613:Gordon
578:Auburn
340:, and
142:County
1161:Other
1096:Orwin
1065:Morea
1055:Maryd
896:Wayne
876:Union
806:Kline
736:Barry
230:18214
213:UTC-5
192:UTC-4
181:2,078
131:State
1070:Muir
921:CDPs
856:Ryan
851:Rush
756:Cass
535:City
463:2012
152:Area
48:and
355:or
242:570
217:EDT
206:DST
196:EST
1336::
521::
506:,
453:.
432:.
400:^
336:,
283:.
1173:‡
1087:‡
1046:‡
574:‡
493:e
486:t
479:v
465:.
436:.
219:)
215:(
208:)
198:)
194:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
