Carbondale
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Carbondale is a small historic city in northeastern Pennsylvania known for its early role in the American coal industry and rail transportation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carbondale canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode |
272
ⓘ
570 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Lackawanna County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedAround | coal mining operations ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1,150 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| governmentType | city government ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory | resource extraction-based economy ⓘ |
| hasEconomicTransition | post-industrial restructuring after decline of coal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
former coal mining sites
ⓘ
historic downtown core ⓘ railroad-related heritage sites ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Carbondale Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustryHistory |
anthracite coal mining
ⓘ
railroad transportation ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
historic churches and civic buildings in downtown
ⓘ
sites associated with the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company ⓘ |
| hasTransportationHistory |
Delaware and Hudson Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gravity railroad operations ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early center of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company operations
ⓘ
one of the earliest anthracite coal mining communities in the United States ⓘ |
| historicDistrictListedOn | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoricalRegion | Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early rail transportation history
ⓘ
early role in the American coal industry ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northeastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Scranton, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carbondale, for its anthracite coal resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Rust Belt region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 18407 ⓘ |
| regionType | former coal mining region ⓘ |
| settlementType | small historic city ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| transportationRole | early rail hub for coal transport ⓘ |
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