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Henry F. Shoemaker
Henry Francis Shoemaker (March 28, 1843 – July 2, 1918) was an American railroad magnate and financier. Early life Shoemaker was born in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, on March 28, 1843. He was the second son of Mary Ann ( Brock) Shoemaker (1821–1891) and John Wise Shoemaker (1811–1863), who invested in anthracite coal industry in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. His maternal grandfather was a coal operator of English and Scotch-Irish Americans, Scotch-Irish descent. The first Shoemaker was a Quaker who arrived in Germantown, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Germantown, Pennsylvania, from Holland in 1685, but was whose family came from the Palatinate (region), Palatinate region of Germany. Shoemaker attended Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Genesee Seminary (which later became Syracuse University), from which he graduated in 1861. While Simon Cameron obtained an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy for Shoemaker through President Abraham Lincoln, he declined so he could see immediate a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
Orwigsburg is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The borough was named for its founder, Peter Orwig, and created from West Brunswick Township in 1823. Orwigsburg was the original county seat until the seat was moved to Pottsville in 1851. The population was 3,002 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Orwigsburg is located at (40.656567, -76.101882). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of which is land. It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') and average monthly temperatures range from 27.4°F in January to 72.3°F in July. The hardiness zone is 6b. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,106 people, 1,158 households, and 795 families living in the borough. The population density was . There were 1,217 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 97.71% White, 0.32% African American, 0.03% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |