Pottsville, Pennsylvania

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Pottsville, Pennsylvania is a historic coal-region city in Schuylkill County known for its anthracite mining heritage and as the home of the Yuengling brewery, the oldest operating brewery in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf brewery
city
municipality
areaCode 272
570
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
United States of America
county Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
demographicsCharacteristic post-industrial small city
elevation approximately 200 m
approximately 660 ft
foundedAsSeatOf Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
GNISFeatureClass populated place
governmentType third-class city
hasClaim oldest operating brewery in the United States
hasEducationalInstitution Pottsville Area School District
hasHeritage anthracite coal mining
hasHighSchool Pottsville Area School District
surface form: Pottsville Area High School
hasHistoricDistrict Pottsville, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pottsville Downtown Historic District
hasHistoricEvent development of anthracite coal industry in 19th century
growth associated with railroads and coal shipping
hasHistoricSignificance center of anthracite coal industry
hasIndustry brewing
coal mining
hasLandmark Majestic Theater (historic)
Schuylkill County Courthouse
Yuengling brewery
surface form: Yuengling brewery complex
hasNearbyCity Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania
hasSportsTeam Pottsville Area Crimson Tide
hasTransportation Pennsylvania Route 61
U.S. Route 209
inception 1829
isCountySeatOf Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
isHomeOf Yuengling brewery
surface form: D. G. Yuengling & Son
knownFor Yuengling brewery
anthracite coal mining heritage
locatedIn Pennsylvania anthracite coal region
surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania

Pottsville, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs
locatedInRegion Appalachian Mountains
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Blue Mountain
locatedOnRiver Schuylkill River
postalCode 17901
regionCode Pennsylvania
surface form: US-PA
state Pennsylvania

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Schuylkill River Trail connectsTo Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania containsSettlement Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania containsSettlement Pottsville, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania countySeat Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Pottsville, Pennsylvania hasHistoricDistrict Pottsville, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pottsville Downtown Historic District
this entity surface form: Pottsville
Pottsville, Pennsylvania locatedIn Pottsville, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: D. G. Yuengling & Son
Gary Becker placeOfBirth Pottsville, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania seat Pottsville, Pennsylvania