Lansford, Pennsylvania
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Lansford, Pennsylvania is a small former coal-mining borough in northeastern Pennsylvania’s anthracite region, historically tied to the development of the coal industry in Carbon County.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lansford | 1 |
| Lansford, Pennsylvania canonical | 1 |
| Lansford, Pennsylvania, United States | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
borough
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municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
272
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570 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panther Creek Railroad operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Coaldale, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Summit Hill, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Carbon County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicCharacter | small working-class community ⓘ |
| economicHistory | company town–style coal community ⓘ |
| economicShift | post-industrial community after coal decline ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1,250 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| governmentType | borough council ⓘ |
| hasAttraction | No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Eastern European immigrant mining communities
ⓘ
coal-mining heritage ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandUseHistory |
coal breakers and related facilities
ⓘ
underground coal mines ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry |
anthracite coal mining
ⓘ
coal transportation ⓘ |
| isInMetropolitanArea | Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (broad federal definition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Panther Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Asa Lansford Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Panther Creek Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lehigh Valley region (broadly defined)
NERFINISHED
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Panther Creek Valley coal-mining area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining since mid-20th century ⓘ |
| postalCode | 18232 ⓘ |
| primaryResourceExtracted | anthracite coal ⓘ |
| region | Coal Region of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | former coal-mining borough ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict | Panther Valley School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy | Panther Valley School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportHistory |
linked to Lehigh Canal system via regional rail
ⓘ
served by coal railroads ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Lansford, Pennsylvania, United States
this entity surface form:
Lansford