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From woodland to borough, Freeland has rich history

Centre Street

1940s

By AMANDA CHRISTMAN

three saloons.

Among these early settlers were the Schwabe family, When Joseph Birkbeck, an another notable figure in hisoutdoorsman, peered out tory, Stumpf researched. into the area known today as Matthias Schwabe was born Freeland during a hunting in Prussia in 1849 and settled trip in the 1800s, he saw noth- in South Heberton around ing but woodland in the 1870 where he was a butcher. mountainous landscape.

By 1894, he found a large coal In the wilderness there vein on a tract of land he were a small number of log bought from Aaron Howey cabins belonging to hunters and he changed career paths and trappers, using the old from his then-struggling Native American trails to butcher shop to mining and hunt, but Birkbeck, one of selling coal. He and his wife those hunters, saw promise Mathilda had one son, for the future, according to George and daughters, Amehistorical accounts. Birklia, Mathilda, Mrs. John beck moved to woods Lesser and Mrs. William between present day FreeMcGinley. land and Upper Lehigh. The South Heberton thrived area he settled, “Birkbeckfor more than half a century, ville” would later be called Stumpf wrote.

South Heberton, after neighHolding Free boring landowner, George Agustus Wilheim Von Heberton, before being Donop is also credited as the annexed into Freeland, like founder of Freeland Borother neighboring towns, ough. He was born in Bremuch later in the borough’s men, Germany and when he bustling history. became a citizen of the U.S., It was May 29, 1842, when he dropped the “Von” in his Joseph bought 401 acres of name. He was employed as a land from Joseph P. LeClerc and moved his family there. clerk for the George B. MarAt that point, the late histori- kle coal company in Jeddo in 1868 and bought a large tract an Charles Stumpf writes, of land and then sold parcels there was a small log hut owned by John R. Dean used at $10 each. Originally, this new settlement was known for making shingles and another building owned by a as “Donop’s Village” but, apparently a humble gentleman with the last name man, he didn’t even like the Parks, who used it for makidea of a street named for ing maple syrup from the him, as history indicates, maple trees in the area.

Stumpf wrote.

Like many pioneers, the The town was officially Birkbeck family lived a rusregistered at the county tic life originally in a rough courthouse as “Freehold” lean-to building built by Aug. 31, 1870 and four years Joseph. Joseph constructed later, the first Freehold busia sawmill and borrowed horses from the Pardee Min- ness opened — a miners’ er and Hunt Co., to haul logs cooperative store. A town to the site of his new home, a hall was also built on Ridge Street, between Front and log cabin built in 1845.

Andrew E. Funk Jr. wrote Walnut streets. At that time in a history of Freeland that Thomas Morgan was the town blacksmith, Patrick local farmers in Butler Brice was the owner of the Township helped Birkbeck Rising Sun Hotel on Walnut with his “house-raising.”

Street, while Patrick W. McGThe closest stores to the lynn operated the Hibernia Birkbecks were in White Hotel on Washington Street.

Haven and Hazleton and P. B. Cunningham was the their closest neighbors, community’s carriage makStumpf chronicled, were Hanna Keiper, two miles east er and dealer in general merchandise and Rudolph Ludand the Krommes family wig opened the first meat “located at the head of Butmarket, while Dr. Lloyd ler Valley.” became the first physician.

At the beginning The area, throughout hisBy the end of Birkbeck’s tory grew, followed a path of first six years, there were prosperity that at times causonly four families in the set- ing housing shortages until tlement that would years lat- the 1920s, Stumpf and Funk er become a “business” and both wrote, when the econo“social center,” Funk wrote. my started to decline, housStumpf said the first store to ing values began to sink and open in the settlement was the population increases handled by a man named experienced previously Feist and the second, by a began to stop. man named Mr. Minig.

Charlotte Tancin, who Other early settlers moved grew up in Freeland and has in, staking claims in the herself gathered history, just area. like other historians before Aaron Howey was one of her, said though Freeland them. He bought 50 acres of itself was never a mining land from Birkbeck in 1844 town, it thrived because of and built a home to the west that same industry in surof the Birkbecks on what rounding communities. She was once a wagon road from said throughout history peoButler Valley to White ple would go to Freeland to Haven, on a street that do their shopping at stores passed through South Heber- that weren’t coal company ton and is now known as owned. During the coal minSchwabe Street. He was the ing era, she said coal compaBirkbecks’ closest neighbor. nies owned the stores in By 1893, South Heberton small towns such as Jeddo, had about 500 residents.

Drifton, Eckley and Sandy There were two stores, two Run and they also controlled hotels, a tinsmith shop, a See HISTORY, A14 shoemaker, blacksmith and StaffWriter

GROWTH OF A BOROUGH Historian Charlotte Tancin said the amount of growth that took place in the first 30 years was “remarkable.”

The Freeland area began with the Birkbeck family

moving there in the 1840s and by 1880, the population was 624. It was 4,896 in 1900 and 7,119 in 1920.

According to the 2010 census, Freeland’s population is now 3,531.

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Above: Centre Street in Freeland looking south during the 1940s. First National Bank of Freeland sat at the corner of Centre and Front streets where PNC Bank is today. Below: The same street today in 2013.

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(Continued from A13) the prices for the items they sold. In Freeland, she said, stores were owned by local, independent merchants who offered a fairer price for the low wages miners earned.

Progress in Freeland moved swiftly, Tancin said.

“People just jumped in there and started working,” Tancin said. Freeland’s first settlers were English, Welsh and German, followed by the Irish, Italians and Tyroleans and Eastern Europeans, such as Slovaks, Polish and Ukrainians. Over the years there were also smaller ethnic groups that moved into town such as Portuguese and Chinese, Tancin said.

At last, Free-land

Not long after Freehold became a borough, a town hall meeting was held because Postmaster Luther Dodson pointed out that there was already another town named “Freehold” within the postal district.

After a long, frustrating deliberation, resident, Manus Conaghan declared at the meeting, that since the men weren’t making any progress in re-naming the town, borough council to just change part of the town’s name and rename it Freeland.

The long discussion was quickly brought to a halt at Conaghan’s suggestion and for the rest of his life, earning him the title of “the godfather of Freeland,” Stumpf and Funk wrote.

By 1880 the population had grown to 624, council voted to fix and grade the town’s streets and in December of that year, gas lamps were installed to add light to the streets. Three years later, Freeland had more than 100 buildings including eight stores, eight taverns, a bakery, two undertakers, two blacksmiths, and a boot and shoe store, Stumpf wrote. In July 1883 the Freeland Water Works was incorporated with help from recognizable names, August Donop and Joseph Birkbeck Jr., and in November, after months of labor, the water was turned

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Freeland would have several newspapers throughout its history but its first was a weekly five-column paper called, “The Freeland Progress.” It began publishing in 1885 and on April 1, 1888, the name was changed to the “Semi-Weekly Progress.”

That same year another newspaper began to print, also keeping residents informed, that was “The Freeland Tribune,” owned

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schools in the area, including Freeland’s first school in the Woodside area of Foster Township, the Daniel Coxe Memorial School opened for elementary age children in 1896 and a few months later the town high school was built.

Stumpf writes that one of the early products of FreeLate 1800s land industry gave the town By 1890, the population national recognition, The had grown to 1,735 and was Blass Overall Co., owned by now beginning work on a W.H. Butz and Philip Blass sewer system. Businesses and Stanley E. Oberrender, continued to sprout out began operations June 22, including restaurants and 1896 and had the ability to clothiers. In 1893 volume of produce 3,000 pairs of overthe history of Luzerne Coun- alls each day. In 1913, a larger ty, H.C. Bradsby wrote: plant was built to accommo“Freeland is a jeweled crow, date the booming business so a beautiful, thriving and bus- the company bough a lot on tling borough.”

South Ridge Street near the MMI, then known as the Lehigh Valley Railroad depot Mining and Mechanical and the company changed its Institute, was once in Freename to the Freeland Overland. It moved to the tempoall Co., trademarking the rary location in May 17, 1893. words, “The Freeland,” overIts first Freeland location all. The move, Stumpf was on the third floor of the writes, not only advertised Passarella building on Cenfor the company but also for tre Street and later moved to Freeland Borough. It the spot where the W.T. employed at its peak 200 peoGrant store once stood, ple and closed in August Stumpf wrote. It originally 1982. opened May 7, 1879 and classIn 1897 there were a dozen es were held in Cross Creek churches and despite an Hall, Drifton, in a two-story unsuccessful early attempt Gothic building. During its at building a YMCA in Freefirst year, 29 students applied land, community leaders but only 11 were admitted. stubbornly continued and That building was destroyed eventually persevered as on in a fire in 1888, which is Feb. 18, 1899, the first official believed to have started acci- meeting of the Freeland dentally by a lit cigar during YMCA was held with the full a dance held at its auditorisupport of Freeland clergyum. In 1902, the new main men. Its first expenditure building on Centre Street was to buy a dozen Bibles was completed and classes and 22 other books. The began there in the spring of YMCA still exists today and 1903. At that time tuition continues to draw the comranged from $25 to $50. Just munity to its activities. like Freeland, its one-time On June 12, 1900, the Y home, MMI grew over the opened its present site, iniyears and offered college tially a small wooden struccourses in 1893 in 1970 it ture used primarily for meetbecame co-ed. The first ings and throughout the female graduate was Marga- years, it expanded and ret Gorman. remodeled and eventually a Though there were other new building was constructed. The YMCA was razed during 1929 and activities continued in another building while a campaign was 359 Centre St., Freeland launched to raise $75,000 for 636-2497 a new two-story building Proudly Serving which was dedicated new The Freeland Community Year’s Day 1931.

St. Ann’s Church, Stumpf wrote. The church kept the opera house open and used it as a source of revenue, where motion pictures were later viewed. In April 1938, the building was converted and became an A & P Supermarket but was destroyed in a fire on Feb. 23, 1974.

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tions turned violent in the region. Demonstrations and riots were so intense that one breaker boy was said to “die of fright,” Stumpf wrote.

Locally, Sheriff James Harvey kept watch and with the assistance of 60 deputies on duty, the men tried to disperse strikers without violence. Father Phillips of Hazleton worked to bring arbitration and John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America spoke to a crowd of 2,500 at Jeddo before arriving in Freeland where he addressed a huge crowd at Public Park. Mother Jones, a female orator and labor organizer, also gave a speech in the Grand Opera House.

Stumpf wrote that one of the issues that caused the strike was that miners were forced to pay for the explosives used at their jobs from coal company stores that offered high prices. The miners demanded an end to that and a “living wage.” Around the same time, women working at the Freeland Silk Mill also went on strike and it, too, resulted in violence. The women were demanding a shorter work day, having been mandated to work 10 hour days with an hour lunch, plus work on Saturdays, prior to the strike. For 55 hours of work each week, they asked for an increase in wages to $3 per week for lacers and spinners and $4 per week for other workers.

Prior to the ladies’ demands being met, Harvey assembled the strikers to read the Riot Act and some angry demonstrators had to be put in the town lockup.

One policeman was charged with trying to choke a female striker.

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During a December council meeting there was a reported deficit of $6,201.60.

Through these years the Freeland Board of Trade was marketing the borough in an effort to secure new industries for town. The Freeland Manufacturing Co., Ltd., opened in the 1900s and specialized in patented designs for a new type of water valve. They also made high chairs and rocking chairs.

In January 1916 Robert J. McNulty received his mortician license and took up practice at 707 Luzerne St., his late father, Patrick F. McNulty was Freeland’s first undertaker. Today the same family still lays Freelanders to rest as well as those from outside the borough from its new location on West Butler Drive in 2008. Stumpf wrote in the 1880s the business functioned under the name, McNulty Brothers Undertakers and in the 1900s P.F. McNulty was the funeral director and embalmer, while Mrs. McNulty was the embalmer for women.

Communication was becoming easier in 1914.

Stumpf wrote that there were 210 telephones in Freeland and a survey showed residents placed 139,095 calls to Hazleton annually while Hazleton residents called Freeland 105,105 times. In 1916, Bell Telephone reported 262 phones in service in Freeland.

In 1915, the population was 6,671 and on Feb. 8 Merkt’s Auto Line set up bus service between Freeland and White Haven. A round-trip fare was 75 cents. The company also operated a private taxi service.

The first great war

When President Woodrow Wilson declared war against Germany and entered World War I, 2,315 Freeland men were registered under the Draft Act and on July 11, the Freeland Tribune began to publish a daily list of names of men called up for physical exams, the first being Prof. J. Leo Geist, assistant principal of Foster Township High School at Woodside. He passed his examination but didn’t enter the Army, instead, he chose to enlist in the Marines, Stumpf wrote.

During the war materials, goods and services were rationed and the Freeland Electric Light, Heat and Power Co., chartered in November 1893, made an effort to conserve energy by launching a “Lightless Night” every Sunday and Thursday. All businesses and residents had to extinguish outside lights, such as signs and porch

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Main Street in Freeland looking West.

Spirit of Freeland is alive and well today

By AMANDA CHRISTMAN

ough but because of the hard work of community leaders, groups, volunteers and many good residents, Freeland has Throughout its history, Freeland has endured. persevered in the midst of adversity Most recently, Quinn said, there was and to some that quality is still alive the loss of hundreds of jobs at Garland and well in the borough in the hearts of Commercial Industries, Freeland’s its residents. largest volume employer and the death “The life and growth of any town is a of Mayor Tim Martin, who passed never ending series of ups and downs,” away while in office in September 2010. the late historian Charles Stumpf But before those losses, there was the wrote in his history of Freeland. “Free- merger of ethnic churches into one land has known both ‘good times’ and Church, and loss of the Freeland High bad. It has always survived and will School, Quinn said, to name a few continue to survive whatever adversirough patches in Freeland’s recent ties may arise. For the people of Freepast. land are a hard-working, caring and “All those losses hit home and affectchurch-going people, of many ethnic ed people in numerous ways. But the backgrounds. I salute them and am people of Freeland, as they always do, proud to call many of them my fight the good battle, not knowing if friends,” Stumpf wrote. their efforts will be successful,” Quinn Even today, nearly four years after said. his death, Stumpf’s words are appropriHe said Freeland’s community spirit ate to those still living and working in is a special one, noting not many comthe borough. munities of its size can say they have The past two decades, Freeland things like a YMCA, midget football Council President Bob Quinn Jr. said, program, Little League complex, the have brought tough times to the borPublic Park and its pavilion, a “great” StaffWriter

school complex built by MMI and an all-volunteer fire department.

“Through good times and bad times, Freeland residents stick together and support the betterment of each other and the community, especially our youth.”

Improvements also continue in the borough. Quinn said in the past few years the borough has acquired Martin’s Square, is in the beginning stages of the a streetscape project in the business district, has the potential for a windmill project on Freeland Borough Authority land and a possible new employer moving into the former Garland building.

“As Freeland moves forward, its past history and pride should always be a guide. Good people working together can make good things happen. It is safe to say that Freeland Whippet pride continues no matter what circumstances its people face along the way,” Quinn said.

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Walnut Street in Freeland looking West.

Today (Continued from A15) said the town as always been “tight knit” and still is today, which he said makes the borough unique.

Stepansky grew up in Freeland. Born in the 1970s, he said he remembers when the downtown was a busy place on Friday and Saturday nights, full of things to do that were all in walking distance for Freelanders.

The business district, he said, poses the biggest challenge, as it has shrunk over the past few years as locally owned businesses closed in the midst of chain stores opening up just like they have in other communities.

But, Stepansky said, there are people within Freeland who are trying to revitalize its business district by getting “the fire lit again and get businesses back in there.” He believes borough council is doing its best for the community and is moving Freeland forward and because of that, Stepansky said, Freeland has a good future ahead.

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surer and member its board of directors is also a member of borough council.

He said he feels Freeland is made up of a “good class of hard-working people,” qualities, he believes were passed down through generations.

Its residents, Bobby said, also don’t give up. Freeland, he said, among other projects, is also trying to build a new borough building funded through a loan at Birkbeck and Johnson streets, as the current building on Centre Street has fallen into disrepair. The new building would house the borough offices, police and fire department.

Despite trying economics, there are at least two Freeland businesses that can trace their family’s business roots back to the early days of Freeland Borough — the Della Croce family and McNulty family.

Dr. John J. Della Croce and his daughter, Melissa Della Croce, carry on a family tradition through their dental practice, now in its fourth generation. Della Croce said

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his family moved to Freeland in 1899 from San Pietro Avellana, Italy. They arrived at Ellis Island and moved directly to Freeland, he said.

Though John now lives in Drums, he decided to keep his business in the borough and is expanding his office space on Washington Street.

“Freeland has its own personality with really good people. We feel it’s really a worthwhile place to spend our time and build our lives,” Della Croce said. Della Croce said though there are challenges in the borough with industry having moved out, there is also a lot of potential and there are already signs of people improving the area.

Robert J. McNulty III, of McNulty Funeral Home, said though time has brought change and challenges, it has persevered. His business, which moved from Centre Street in Freeland to the Freeland-Drums highway within the past eight years, is in its seventh generation.

Stumpf wrote that McNulty’s ancestors were the first undertakers in the borough.

Freeland is still “plugging right along,” businesses are still active and leaders are still trying to get new businesses into the area.

McNulty believes Freeland will find a new industry to “breathe life” into its economy, noting Citterio USA in neighboring Foster Township sets a good example of what a business can do in the area. achristman@standardspeaker.com

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historian Charlotte Tancin said. Many coal miners, she said, would stop at these By 1912, the Philadelphia saloons on their way home Record published that Free- from work. land had a population of Today, there are two priabout 6,500 and no less than vate clubs with liquor 75 saloons, more than any licenses in Freeland and six other town of its size in the licenses for bars and restaucountry. rants that serve alcohol, In 1915, Freeland had 56 according to the Liquor retail liquor dealers and 12 Control Board. wholesalers who paid $6,720 Spokeswoman Stacy Kriannually in liquor taxes, edeman said the Liquor historian Charles Stumpf Control Board was founded wrote. A sewer system was in the 1930s after prohibiinstalled in 1890 and contion ended. Licensee inforstruction on it was paid mation is now kept in an through saloon licenses, online database, but when Stumpf wrote. The Freethe board was formed it land Brewery had the used index cards to keep capacity to make more than track of businesses. There 16,500 barrels of malt was also a quota system, liquor annually and it different from the one now began operating in 1907. in place by the board. KrieIn the community’s early deman said in the 1930s days, many buildings and there was only one bar homes in Freeland had bar- allowed per 3,000 people. rooms or other businesses She said businesses estabin the front of the property, lished before that quota StaffWriter

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Kriedeman said there was no quota for retail alcohol licenses until Act 358 of 1939. At that point, she said, the quota was one license for every 1,000 municipal residents. There was also no quota for distributors until Act 591 of 1952, which mandated one license for every 10,000 county inhabitants.

Drinkeries had apparently caught the best, or worst, of some patrons in Freeland in 1914. That summer, Burgess John G. Lewis issued a “jag list” to all saloon keepers. The list contained the names of “intemperate and habitual drunkards,” who were not to be served alcohol.

Stumpf writes that the list contained “all the boarders of a certain hotel in the 6th Ward, as well as some prominent professionals and businessmen of the community.”

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(Continued from A14) lights. Later the policy was increased to include every night except Friday and Saturday. During the war the Freeland branch of the American Red Cross made bandages, surgical dressings and knitted items for service men.

Business still continued in town during the war, the Freeland Foundry and Machine Co., was organized in 1918 and opened in the former Salmon Iron Co., building on Johnson Street. It manufactured ship propeller wheels and other ship parts.

By Oct. 20, there were 277 known cases of Spanish Flu in Freeland alone in 1918.

Council appropriated $500 to battle the epidemic as the war in Europe waged on.

Public places were closed including schools and teachers whose duties were suspended were enlisted to survey all homes and determine the condition of health of the occupants. They also brought food, clean towels and fresh bed linens to the infirmed and some even helped clean and fumigate the homes. By Nov. 9, the ban on public places, including saloons and amusements was lifted and cautiously, people began to venture outside again, Stumpf said.

During the same time a disease known as potato wart ruined area crops, resulting in economic losses and the scarcity of potatoes.

But Freelanders trudged on and the morning of Nov. 11, 1918, brought good news to the town. That morning 11 draftees reported to the municipal building, ready for service but a message was dispatched from Local Draft Board No. 10, telling them to return home, Stumpf wrote.

Around 2 a.m. that day, townspeople began to awake to the sound of fire alarms, sirens and bells tolling, from Hazleton announcing the war had finally ended, according to Stumpf. Locally, the sound of colliery whistles and musicians joined the Freeland celebration. Musicians, Stumpf wrote, performed impromptu in the streets, spontaneously forming bands and parading through town until dawn.

Freeland had sent 667 men into war but it had ended.

The last one of those little food stores was Charles Reczkowski’s Corner Market, she said, that closed in 2011.

The store was opened in 1951 by the Reczkowski brothers and Charlie and his wife, Margaret, were the last to operate it.

She called the business that sat on Main and Ridge streets, a “holdover” from days gone by. It operated for 60 years.

In Tancin’s childhood, Freeland boasted 13 churches, too, to accommodate different ethnic backgrounds that moved into the area.

Tancin said there were five Catholic churches, two Orthodox and half a dozen Protestant churches.

The Refowich Theatre hosted the world premiere of a feature length motion pictured titled, “Tears for Tomorrow,” a film produced and shot locally by John T. Urishin in 1958.

The ’60s to present

In 1966, when the Hazleton Area School District was created, Freeland High took stuSTANDARD-SPEAKER FILE dents from Foster Township Students leave the former Foster Township High School in the Woodside section of Foster Township in the 1980s. and St. Ann’s, Stumpf wrote.

High school and middle school students from Freeland attended the Foster school after the original In 1973, Freeland High Freeland High School was condemned and razed.

School was closed and for the new fall term, students were were a news agency, amusethe Standard-Speaker’s prewhere Zimmerman’s mother stead, he said. Zimmerman transferred to the former ment park, swimming pool decessors, The Plain Speaker worked. It was previously a also recalled where the Foster Township High and in the early 1940s, he and Standard-Sentinel. cigar factory. founding family, the BirkSchool in Woodside, which built a ceramics business At the time, many of small Zimmerman also collects becks lived. He said Joseph then became known as Freeusing assets of Rogers Kiln businesses operated on his history and volunteers his Birkbeck lived at 192 Main land High School. At the Co., Philadelphia, and trans- route and he can still name time at near by Eckley MinSt., Upper Lehigh while June 10, 1992, 92nd annual ferring its machinery to them today. Back then the er’s Village and during a Thomas Birkbeck lived at graduation commencement Freeland in 1951, further only chain stores were an A recent interview passed 1011 Birkbeck St. the school had 284 students expanding business. He & P Supermarket at the cur- along some other tidbits of Charlotte Tancin lives and 28 teachers and it closed would go on to sell a restaurent site of Convenient Food historical information. just outside Pittsburgh and its doors for the last time as rant business he owned to Mart and another grocer, The congregation of St. grew up in Freeland until its students were transferred Elwood Whitehead, who Genetti’s, which was posiLuke’s Evangelical Lutheran college age. Born in 1950, to the new Hazleton Area named it “Woodies” and in tioned in the current spot of Church on Washington Street, she was in the borough for High School, which opened the early 1950s, Elwood’s the Dollar Store on Centre was formed in Eckley, though most of the ’50s and ’60s and in Maple Manor and is still brother, Robert “Pal” White- Street. it is unclear where they first recalls a vibrant town with used today. head took over and became At 827 Centre St., was met before moving to their an active business district In 1973, hardware store what Stumpf called a FreeJohn Stuntz’s music store present site in Freeland. on Centre Street full of owner, Tom Bonomo brought land landmark. where buyers could purThe First Presbyterian clothing stores, grocery St. James Episcopal Church Freeland’s growth began chase sheet music and small Church on Front Street, he stores, soda parlors, or just at 439 Washington St. and to diminish in the 1920s, instruments. Not far away, at said, was originally in Eckfor kids to hang out. The converted the building into a Stumpf wrote, with each 899 Centre St., was Gabuzley. It was dismantled in that small town had many bar “unique” six apartment comyear passing bringing less da’s meat market, who also village and brought to Freerooms also. Back then, she plex, which became known new businesses and improve- delivered meats to peoples’ land where it was pieced said, people would have as the “St. James Apartments. homes. Also in the 900 block together around 1884 and bars in the front of their ments,” Stumpf wrote, and was Bethany Chapel. then in 1916 the wooden homes. Smaller food stores The ’30s to ’50s See PRESENT, A18 Though Zimmerman never church was replaced with operated the same way.

In the 1930s, America fell remembers it as a church, he brick. He said Joseph Linddeeper into the Great does remember it being a say’s Hardware Store, nearly Depression and unemploysewing factory in the 1940s. across the street from the DENNIS FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION ment rose while those work- The building is no longer church, was like entering a Freeland • Our 41st Year • All Types Building & Remodeling ing took pay cuts. People there.

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• Garage • New Homes • Tile Work • Rec Rooms tightened their spending and At 1158 Centre St., was a He said Lindsay wore glasses • Windows • Kitchens • Doors • Baths • Roofing • Siding Freeland was no different. horse stable and further that were perched atop the (570) 636-1921 • www.dennisfletcherconstruction.com Residents relied on radio down the street, the area tip of his nose and he sat at Licensed & Specializing for free entertainment at a now used as the Freeland the business counter on a Insured in Additions loss to movie theaters that Village, was once an ice high stool. offered double and even triplant, where local youths, What is now a home at 913 The 1920s Schwabe St., was once a In 1920, population was at ple movie features with door including Zimmerman prizes to increase business. would catch frogs and in the schoolhouse, Zimmerman its height with about 7,419 The Freeland Symphony winter, go ice skating. Other said, recalling he had a childresidents and though the popular spots for youthful hood friend who lived there town was still growing prop- Orchestra was formed in July 1934 by Henry Cohn, a winter months, were sleigh and there was still a cloakerty values had fallen and room inside. Farther up the the large population increas- recreation bureau employee. riding on Yale Street and Pine Street, the latter of road was Drauschak’s store es once spurting in Freeland His aim was to get men, women and youths interest- which he said, the borough at 925 and at 1039 was the began to slow down. Free526 Fern Street land had two fire companies ed in classical music and the would close to traffic. For ice- Matthias Schwabe homegroup met weekly at the cream Zimmerman’s favorProud to serve The Freeland Area with a - 10,000 square foot and there were 10 fire alarm YMCA. Freeland has been ite spot was Russell’s, which building to house all types of occasions from boxes, three public schools, weddings to small parties.

We Are Proud To Be four bus lines, two taxi com- historically, a musical town, was once in the same buildWe also have on premise an in house caterer. J. Paul B. with many bands, such as St. ing Computer Pros is in on panies, 11 churches, six cemA Part of The catering by Justin Blanyar. Freeland Event Center is the original Centre Street. They featured eteries, 28 saloons, four pool Ann’s Band, which still perlocation of Freeland Brewing forms today, cradling the 30 flavors and 15 cents could rooms, nine barbers, eight ears of those who stood to get you three scoops, he said. physicians, four tailors, five appreciate it.

There were several shoe undertakers, three regisBy 1938 the town had lost stores including Bellezza’s tered nurses, four dentists, 14 nearly 25 percent of its popu- and Allan’s. There was Verretail confectioners, one lation and property values cusky’s Drug store and an wholesaler and three autowere down. To remedy the electric store near the Refomobile dealers. decline the Freeland Comwich. Where CVS is now on The new Freeland High Centre Street, there was a School was dedicated Sept. 3, munity Corporation was formed Oct. 13, 1939, and pool hall and bowling lanes.

For more information on bookings call 636-1697 or 636-0400 1922. took up the unfinished busiHe said there were several For more information on catering call 578-4427 Please Keep Our Freeland Bobbin Works ness of the Freeland Busimeat markets including the Troops & Their Families opened on South WashingIn Your Prayers Weis Meat Market on Centre ton Street in 1923 and in 1925, nessmen’s Association, which was the successor to Street.

Joseph M. Della Croce, son 523 Centre St., Freeland, PA the old Chamber of ComAt Cunnius and Foster of dentist Dr. Leopold Della 636-1293 Croce, opened a dental prac- merce. The new organization streets was a shirt factory brought new industry to tice. Joseph was a musician Since 1995 replace work lost from the and played with Frankie We Are Proud To Be Part Of Jimbo’s Distributor license originally came from mines, rebirth and hope to Carr and the Bell Hops and The Freeland Community Belekanich Distributors location on Ridge Street. citizens and by 1940, the his descendants still offer dental care today in the bor- town began to show improveJimbo’s is the original location of ment but World War II Blue Pines and later Pitman’s Furniture ture ough.

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With products always in step with the times, an unerring Horn) Fairchild were among highway, linking Freeland passion and unfailing respect for tradition, Citterio has • BEER confirmed its position as a hub of excellence of Italian the early settlers of the area with White Haven and three Salumeria products and has become a top-ranking new industries arrived, The and his first business ven• SODA leader on the sliced cold meats market. ture was a bus line that oper- Freeland Dress Co., Freeland The Citterio century-long tradition is the best guarantee • ICE Mills Inc., and the Eikov Mfg. ated between Freeland and of the excellence and quality of its products.

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(Continued from A17) in February 1974, Garland Commercial Industries, a subsidiary of the Welbilt Corp., opened a plant in Freeland at the former Nautilus building with 127 employees. It made a large amount of gas and electric cooking equipment and introduced its first new product, the convection oven in 1975. Expansion came in the 1980s and in 1986 it opened a new plant, in the former Discon Steel building at Graham and South streets, gaining more space. Manitowoc, which owned the company, announced it would close the facility and lay off its 200percent workforce by July 2010, leaving hundreds without a job and hurting the local economy. Currently, a company is looking at the building once occupied by Garland and considering a move to Freeland.

In 1976 Freeland gained its first radio station WACMFM, which had a countrymusic format and was owned by Bob Purcell and Earl Judy and operated by Mountain Broadcast Co., serving a five-county area.

The staff of 17 was headed

by General Manager Bob Sacco, who had a Monday through Friday talk show and hosted a big band sound show on Sundays. It aired 24hour news coverage, including live broadcasts. In 1979, it came under new management by Edward and Richard Genetti and the call letters were changed to WQEQFM. Joe Cepin served as operations director, overseeing 22 people. Saturday evenings it held Saturday Night Gold, hosted by Bill “Double B” Bell. Sacco returned to the station with a big band show heard Sundays.

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On June 12, 1900, the Freeland YMCA opened at its present site on Front Street, initially a small wooden structure used primarily for meetings and throughout the years, it expanded and remodeled and eventually a new building was constructed. The YMCA was razed in 1929 and activities continued in another building while a campaign was launched to raise $75,000 for a new two-story building which was dedicated new Year’s Day 1931. ey streets took in students for the first time in September 1977, serving kindergarten through sixth grades, who previously attended the Daniel Coxe Memorial School on North Washington Street.

The business district under went a revitalization in 1979 and grants up to $3,500 for home repairs and improvements were offered.

During the 1980s three of Freeland’s landmark buildings were bought by GN Associates of Lancaster and

plans were announced for converting the buildings into houses for low-income residents. Included in that project were the former Grand Opera House at Ridge and Luzerne streets, the Freeland Sportswear building at Centre and Carbon streets and the Refowich Theatre at Centre and Main. As part of the Freeland Revitalization Program, the estimated cost for converting the buildings into apartments was $2.2 million.

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Street, closed in December 1981 and in 1982, the Freeland Manufacturing Co., closed on Ridge Street. In March 1983 the building was taken over by an outer-wear manufacture firm, PenJac Inc. Seitzinger’s Drug Store was sold to pharmacist Nicholas Nocchi in April 1984. In 1985, the JJ Newberry Co. store on Centre Street closed its doors and in 1986, Brueningsen’s grocery store at Birkbeck and Walnut streets also closed. Brueningsen’s was found in the 1890s.

The Freeland Shur-Save opened in September 1986 and was originally an ice skating rink and in 1987 the ground breaking for Della Croce Field was held.

Freeland’s current fire department was created as the result of a two-fire company merger that was completed in 1989, Cal Herring, of the department said. Citizens Hose Co., was created in

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Freeland Vol. Fire Co. In July 2000, Freeland police found a six-inch opening on the borough’s main 1883 and was the first to be called to emergencies while, thoroughfare, Centre Street.

Fourth Ward, created in 1899. That hole eventually widened to an 8-by-8-foot openwas specifically designed to ing that required about 500 handle the narrow hillside tons of crushed stone, 30 streets of the ward that made it difficult to get emer- tons of gravel and 12-14 cubic yards of concrete, which gency vehicles to.

Herring recalls the merger capped it.

The opening caused the and noted the idea was so major road to be closed to unique at that time, that traffic and involved help Freeland’s fire department merger was only the second from the U.S. Department of Surface Mining, state Enviin the state. Herring said Lehighton’s merger was the ronmental Protection Agency. The underground area first. He said the move where the hole was found helped the community by was once heavily shaft pulling resources and promined. viding one voice to the borAbout a year later another ough. The key in any merger, he said, is combining depart- six-inch hole opened in the ments that are already simi- same area and was also fixed, however that subsidlar to each other. He said today, Freeland Fire is a pro- ence was determined to be caused by a water line break. gressive department whose In 2005, another subsidence, hallmark is an aggressive measuring about one- foot in approach to training firediameter was found nearby fighters — having 2,000 on Jennie Street. About 200 hours a year of training. tons of rock and other mateIn the 1990s Freeland saw rials were dumped underchurch mergers due to the ground to fill the estimated shortage of priests in the Catholic faith, consolidating 70 feet deep and 20 feet wide parish activities at St. Ann’s, cavern.

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