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“Saturday night in Pottsville” | Scenes from 1845

Posted on October 12, 2024November 11, 2024 by Jake Wynn
Pottsville PA in the 1850s

A vivid account details an average Saturday night in Pottsville, PA in the 1840s.

Posted in Schuylkill CountyTagged 1845, Beer, Coal Region, Crime, Germans, Irish, Miners Journal, Northeastern Pennsylvania, October, Party, Pay Day, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania History, Pottsville, Saturday, Schuylkill County1 Comment

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