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Hazleton, PAWelcome to

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Geography

• 6 square miles of land• Located on a plateau

named Spring Mountain• 1886 feet above sea

level– Highest in PA

• 25 miles south of Wilkes-Barre

http://maps.google.com/

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History

• Once known for its rich source of coal

• Sugarloaf Massacre– September 11, 1780

• Lattimer Massacre– September 10, 1897

• Illegal Immigrant Relief Act

http://lattimermassacre.wordpress.com/2010/05/

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Patch Towns

• Beaver Meadows• Hollywood• Stockton• Jeddo• Freeland• McAdoo• Eckley• West Hazleton• Weatherly

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Hazleton Area School District

• Takes up 300 square miles• Largest district in the State• Approx. 10,000 students

enrolled• Consists of 8 Elementary/

Middle Schools• Two High Schools

– Hazleton Area High School– Hazleton Area Career Center

http://www.hazletoncity.org/public/life/education.html

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Recreation

• Several Local Parks• Rails to Trails• Bowl Arena• Regal Cinemas• Laurel Mall• Many different

restaurantshttp://maps.google.com/

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Names Worth Mentioning• Amber Lee Ettinger

– Obama Girl

• Sarah Knauss– lived to age 119

• Jack Palance– Oscar-winning actor

• Bob Tucker– NFL Tight End with the New York

Giants

• Tom Matchick– MLB player

• Joe Maddon– manager of MLB's Tampa Bay Rays

http://www.baynews9.com/article/sports/2010/november/174054/Tampa-Bay-Rays-Manager-Joe-Maddon-

finishes-3rd-in-AL-Manager-of-the-Year-Voting

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Pop Culture

• The Molly Maguries– Filmed in Eckley in 1968

• Bethenny Ever After was filmed in part in Hazleton

• Rock band, Fuel, released an song called “Hazleton”

http://www.cinemagora.co.uk/movie-7762-the-molly-maguires.html

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Media

• Local Newspaper– The Standard Speaker

• Local Radio– WAZL

• Local TV stations– Local News 13– WYLN-35

http://www.wazlam.com/

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