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Cassandra Zapotocky
My HometownCassie Zapotocky
Comm 115March 22, 2011
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Hazleton, PAWelcome to
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Geography
• 6 square miles of land• Located on a plateau
named Spring Mountain• 1886 feet above sea
level– Highest in PA
• 25 miles south of Wilkes-Barre
http://maps.google.com/
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History
• Once known for its rich source of coal
• Sugarloaf Massacre– September 11, 1780
• Lattimer Massacre– September 10, 1897
• Illegal Immigrant Relief Act
http://lattimermassacre.wordpress.com/2010/05/
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Patch Towns
• Beaver Meadows• Hollywood• Stockton• Jeddo• Freeland• McAdoo• Eckley• West Hazleton• Weatherly
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Hazleton Area School District
• Takes up 300 square miles• Largest district in the State• Approx. 10,000 students
enrolled• Consists of 8 Elementary/
Middle Schools• Two High Schools
– Hazleton Area High School– Hazleton Area Career Center
http://www.hazletoncity.org/public/life/education.html
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Recreation
• Several Local Parks• Rails to Trails• Bowl Arena• Regal Cinemas• Laurel Mall• Many different
restaurantshttp://maps.google.com/
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Names Worth Mentioning• Amber Lee Ettinger
– Obama Girl
• Sarah Knauss– lived to age 119
• Jack Palance– Oscar-winning actor
• Bob Tucker– NFL Tight End with the New York
Giants
• Tom Matchick– MLB player
• Joe Maddon– manager of MLB's Tampa Bay Rays
http://www.baynews9.com/article/sports/2010/november/174054/Tampa-Bay-Rays-Manager-Joe-Maddon-
finishes-3rd-in-AL-Manager-of-the-Year-Voting
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Pop Culture
• The Molly Maguries– Filmed in Eckley in 1968
• Bethenny Ever After was filmed in part in Hazleton
• Rock band, Fuel, released an song called “Hazleton”
http://www.cinemagora.co.uk/movie-7762-the-molly-maguires.html
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Media
• Local Newspaper– The Standard Speaker
• Local Radio– WAZL
• Local TV stations– Local News 13– WYLN-35
http://www.wazlam.com/
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Thanks for Visiting!
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