- July 25, 2011
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- Historic Preservation, In the Spotlight
Hegarty’s Blacksmith Shop
The talented blacksmiths of three generations of the Hegarty family dedicated their skills to the betterment of Tamaqua Area busineses and families. Their shop, established in 1848, remained in continuous use until 1973.
Dale Freudenberger
Dale Freudenberger, president of the Tamaqua Historical Socity, shares a compelling account of the activities of the Hegarty family in Tamaqua from a vantage point opposite their former shop. And we get to look inside too.
- July 25, 2011
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- In the Spotlight, Restoration
Historic Building Restoration
View this video segment to find out how the old boot factory on Hazle Street became a contemporary, fully-up-to-date dwelling for 14 individual households.
Pat Freeh-Stefanek
State Sen. Dave Argall
State Sen. Dave Argall and TACP Chairperson Pat Freeh-Stefanek provide details on how a derelict building was re-purposed and re-dedicated to a new use. They further explain how the process will be repeated in developing future projects in the Tamaqua Area.
- July 22, 2011
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- Historic Preservation, In the Spotlight
Owl Creek Entrance
Micah Gursky
Georgine Wentz
Residents of Tamaqua’s Owl Creek neighborhood join together to create an exceptional gateway to their community by replacing the gap left behind by the removal of a railroad trestle with a pair of incredible retaining walls puntuated by student art works.
Georgine Wentz and Micah Gursky provide the details about the project that is located on the L&E Rail Trail.
- July 18, 2011
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- Historic Preservation, In the Spotlight
The Iron Steps
Donald Serfass
Donald Serfass, author of “The Iron Steps: Illustrated History of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania” provides a historical sketch explaining how topography guided the development of Tamaqua.
The Iron Steps, he observes, “enabled people to get to their work and then get back home. And then, maybe in the evening, come back down… into the downtown for entertainment.”
“The Iron Steps became a way of life.”
- July 3, 2011
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- Historic Preservation, In the Spotlight
Neil Dougherty House
Neil Dougherty
Watch this segment to learn the background on the preservation of the former residence of Neil Dougherty.
Dougherty was tried and convicted of involvement in the alleged Molly-Maguire-related murder of mine superintendent Frank W. S. Langdon in 1862.
He served five years in Eastern State Penitentiary, then returned to his home in Tuscarora where he ultimately died in 1916.