As individual (5 reigns):
59-613: Professional wrestling tag team championship This article is about World Xtreme Wrestling men's tag team championship. For Westside Xtreme Wrestling's tag team championship, see wXw Tag Team Championship . WXW Tag Team Championship Details Promotion Top Rope Productions/World Xtreme Wrestling Date established October 26, 1996 Current champion(s) Controversial Inc. Other name(s) Top Rope Tag Team Championship Statistics First champion(s) Hard Rock Hamilton and Jay Love This
118-632: A borough on January 5, 1857. Hazelton was intended to be the borough's name, but a clerk misspelled it during its incorporation, and the name "Hazleton" has been used ever since. The borough's first fire company , the Pioneer Fire Company, was organized in 1867 by soldiers returning home from the American Civil War . Many small company towns , often referred to by locals as "patch towns" or "patches", surrounded Hazleton. They were built by coal companies to provide housing for
177-554: A few buildings and houses were erected nearby, the area remained a dense wilderness for nearly 20 years. At the time, the area offered little more than small-scale logging . Jacob Drumheller is buried at Conyngham Union Cemetery. In 1818, anthracite coal deposits were discovered in nearby Beaver Meadows by prospectors Nathaniel Beach and Tench Coxe . This caught the attention of railroad developers in Philadelphia . A young engineer from New York named Ariovistus "Ario" Pardee
236-1042: A four-way match with All Money Is Legal and Eddie Guapo and Havoc 40 The Untouchables 3 April 3, 2005 Allentown, Pennsylvania 41 Tonic and The Dynamic Sensation 1 July 9, 2005 Bushkill, Pennsylvania ^ The exact date is unknown, and thus the reign length cannot be determined. References [ edit ] ^ Eric Shaffer; Ben Ziek; John Lazarsky; Mark Clemson; Sam Cesare (2004). "World Xtreme Wrestling World Tag Team Title History" . Solie's Title Histories. External links [ edit ] WXW Tag Team Championship Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WXW_Tag_Team_Championship&oldid=1190355717 " Categories : World Xtreme Wrestling championships Tag team wrestling championships Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata WXw Tag Team Championship The wXw World Tag Team Championship
295-469: A handicap match after K.C. Blade was unable to wrestle due to an injury 38 Cabbie and C.J. O'Doyle 1 October 29, 2004 Sciota, Pennsylvania Defeated The Untouchables in a "Scotia Street Fight" 39 Greg Matthews and Kevin Matthews 1 January 14, 2005 Sciota, Pennsylvania Defeated C.J. O'Doyle and Sinister X (substituting for an injured Cabbie) in
354-595: A loss of permits for non-compliance. Another act passed concurrently made English the official language of Hazleton. Mayor Barletta estimated that "as many as half" of the estimated 10,000 Hispanics who were living in Hazleton left the city when the ordinance was passed. The issue was covered by the television program 60 Minutes in 2006 and the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor in March 2007. The ordinance
413-851: A match in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 28 Supreme Lee Great and Tommy Suede (4) 1 November 24, 2002 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated Los Lunatics to win the vacant tag team title 29 Moondogs 2000 (Moondog Wenzel and Jak Molsonn) 3 January 4, 2003 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Won titles in a tournament final 30 Los Lunatics (Eddie Guapo and Low Ryda) 1 March 8, 2003 Hazleton, Pennsylvania 31 The Double Threat (Jake Bishop and Cliff Compton ) 1 July 11, 2003 Allentown, Pennsylvania — Stripped — September 14, 2003 — — The Tag Team titles are declared vacant after Double Threat (Jake Bishop and Cliff Compton) are stripped of
472-685: A name which had been used previously by the Native Americans . The Moravian missionaries were sent from their settlements in Bethlehem to the site of the Sugarloaf Massacre to bury the dead soldiers. Some Moravians decided to stay, and in 1782, they built a settlement (St. Johns) along the Nescopeck Creek, which is near the present-day intersection of Interstates 80 and 81 . In the late 18th and early 19th centuries,
531-600: A number of firms, including several mills and a brewery. The Duplan Silk Corporation opened in Hazleton in 1899, with financial support from local banks, the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and $ 10,000 from a fundraising drive. Leading into the 20th century, Hazleton's population drastically changed. The "boom period" in population was 1885 to 1920. In 1860, there were only about one thousand people in Hazleton, but by 1880, there were nearly seven thousand people, which quickly became thirty-two thousand by 1920. After
590-761: A path known as "Warrior's Trail" (which is present-day Pennsylvania Route 93 ). This route connects the Lehigh River in Jim Thorpe (formerly known as Mauch Chunk) to the Susquehanna River in Berwick . Captain Klader's men made it as far north as present-day Conyngham , when they were ambushed by Tory militiamen and members of the Seneca tribe . In all, 15 men were killed on September 11, 1780, in what
649-1006: A three-way match also involving the Latin Hit Squad 19 American Hunk Society (Mark the Body and Tommy Suede) 3 July 8, 2000 1 Hazleton, Pennsylvania 20 Latin Hit Squad (Nuisance and Puerto Rican Chile) 3 July 9, 2000 68 Hazleton, Pennsylvania 21 Moondogs 2000 (Moondog Wenzel and Jak Molsonn) 1 September 15, 2000 Hazleton, Pennsylvania 22 New Jersey Hit Squad ( Monsta Mack and Mafia ) 1 July 11, 1999 Hazleton, Pennsylvania 23 Moondogs 2000 (Moondog Wenzel and Jak Molsonn) 2 April 24, 1999 Hazleton, Pennsylvania 24 Neil & Bob (Bob Hansen and Nicky Ice) 1 April 24, 1999 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Won titles in
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#1732798737110708-698: A three-way match with The All-Knighters 34 Nuisance (5) and Sugaa 1 March 12, 2004 Sciota, Pennsylvania — Vacated — May 2004 — — 35 The Untouchables 1 May 29, 2004 Sciota, Pennsylvania Defeated the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (EC Negro & KC Blade) to win the vacant tag team title 36 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ([E.C. Negro and K.C. Blade) 1 July 31, 2004 Sciota, Pennsylvania 37 The Untouchables 2 August 28, 2004 Sciota, Pennsylvania Defeated E.C. Negro in
767-640: A tomorrow", reported on Hazleton's shortcomings. It was criticized by local politicians and business leaders. On September 11, 2004 the Hazleton campaign hall of the Socialist Workers Party was firebombed, damaging the front of the building and burning campaign literature. The building's books were destroyed by smoke damage. A rally held in response to the attack was attended by the Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs as well as local religious leaders and
826-472: A total of 68 reigns shared between 56 different teams consisting of 84 distinctive champions. The current holders are Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima who are in their first reign as a team as well as individually. As of November 28, 2024. As of November 28, 2024. Hazleton, Pennsylvania Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania , United States. The population was 29,963 at
885-428: A tournament final 14 Latin Hit Squad (Nuisance and Puerto Rican Chile) 3 July 11, 1999 62 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated Vincent Goodnite and Sweet Daddy Jay Love (substituting for Arick Von Erick) after Sweet Daddy Jay Love attacked Goodnite 15 American Hunk Society Mark the Body and Tommy Suede 1 September 11, 1999 147 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated
944-858: A tournament final — Vacated — November 1998 — — The title is declared vacant after the team splits up. During this time, Top Rope Productions is renamed World Xtreme Wrestling in November 1998 11 Wild Things (Arick Von Erick and Vincent Goodnite) 1 February 20, 1999 42 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Won titles in a tournament final 12 Latin Hit Squad (Nuisance and Puerto Rican Chile) 1 April 3, 1999 21 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated Vincent Goodnite and Sweet Daddy Jay Love (substituting for Arick Von Erick) after Sweet Daddy Jay Love attacked Goodnite 13 Wild Things (Arick Von Erick and Vincent Goodnite) 2 April 24, 1999 78 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Won titles in
1003-1255: A tournament final — Vacated — October 11, 1999 — — Although Twin Tackles ( Gene Snisky and Rob Harper defeated Bob and Weave (substituting for Neil) in Hazleton, Pennsylvania on October 11, Commissioner Lotto Money ruled that Weave was the defending tag champion and the titles were returned to Neil & Bob on October 13, 2001 25 Twin Tackles (Gene Snisky and Rob Harper) 1 October 13, 2001 Hazleton, Pennsylvania 26 New Jersey Hit Squad (Monsta Mack and Mafia) 1 February 10, 2002 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated Vincent Goodnite and Sweet Daddy Jay Love (substituting for Arick Von Erick) after Sweet Daddy Jay Love attacked Goodnite 27 Big Poppa Pete and Big Dawg Molsonn 1 July 12, 2002 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated Vincent Goodnite and Sweet Daddy Jay Love (substituting for Arick Von Erick) after Sweet Daddy Jay Love attacked Goodnite — Vacated — October 20, 2002 — — The Tag Team titles are declared vacant after Big Poppa Pete attacked Big Dawg Molsonn during
1062-462: A train crash killed 66 people near Mud Run when one passenger train crashed into the rear of another train on their way to White Haven. It was one of the worst train wrecks recorded in United States history. In 1891, Hazleton became the third city in the United States to establish a citywide electric grid. Hazleton was incorporated as a city on December 4, 1891. At the time, the population
1121-800: Is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in the German professional wrestling promotion , Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). The inaugural champions was Swi$ $ Money Holding ( Claudio Castagnoli and Ares ). They claim to have bought the titles on June 1, 2001. The titles have been defended internationally in Japan, the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and on cards promoted by Combat Zone Wrestling , Pro Wrestling Noah , British Championship Wrestling , Big Japan Wrestling and others. There have been
1180-533: Is a chronological list of WXW Tag Team Champions . The WXW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title created in 1996 as part of for Top Rope Productions (later renamed World Xtreme Wrestling ). Title history [ edit ] No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Notes 1 Hard Rock Hamilton and Sweet Daddy Jay Love 1 August 31, 1996 Unknown — Vacated — Unknown — — Hamilton and Love vacated
1239-551: Is declared vacant after L.A. Smooth and Matty Smalls begin feuding and Smalls is forced to leave the promotion after losing a Loser Leaves Town match to L.A. Smooth 7 The Grungers (Gutterboy and Skank) 1 May 23, 1998 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated Love Connection in a tournament final — Vacated — September 1998 — — 8 Samoan Gangstas (L.A. Smooth and Matty Smalls 3 October 13, 1998 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated The Bad Crew (Dog and Rose) in
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#17327987371101298-572: Is declared vacant after the Samoan Gangstas are temporarily suspended 5 Siberian Express (The Mad Russian and The Russian Eliminator) 1 June 27, 1997 82 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated The Lumberjaks and Love Connection in a three-way match to win the vacant titles 6 Samoan Gangstas (L.A. Smooth and Matty Smalls) 2 September 17, 1997 192 Hazleton, Pennsylvania — Vacated — March 28, 1998 — — The title
1357-557: Is known as the founding father of Hazleton because of these contributions and initially laying out the patch town that eventually became Hazleton. Pardee incorporated the Hazleton Coal Company in 1836, the same year the rail link to the Lehigh Valley market was on the brink of being completed. Hazleton Coal Company built the first school on Church Street, where Hazleton City Hall is now located. Pardee also built
1416-681: Is now known as the Sugarloaf massacre . The Moravians , a Christian denomination , had been using "Warrior's Trail" since the early 18th century after the Moravian missionary Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf first used it to reach the Wyoming Valley. This particular stretch of "Warrior's Trail" had an abundance of hazel trees. Though the Moravians called the region "St. Anthony's Wilderness", it eventually became known as "Hazel Swamp",
1475-405: The 1900 and 1902 anthracite coal strikes , mine workers won some improvements to their working conditions, which they were able to build upon in ensuing contracts. The diversification of the city's economy stabilized the population by allowing miners to establish families in the area, with women and children often working in silk or shirt manufacturing for supplemental wages. The Duplan Silk Mill
1534-580: The 2020 census . Hazleton is the second-most populous city in Luzerne County. It was incorporated as a borough on January 5, 1857, and as a city on December 4, 1891. Hazleton is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania , 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Allentown , 82 miles (132 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia and 106 miles (171 km) west of New York City . During the early years of European colonization in
1593-533: The Lattimer Massacre occurred when 300-400 strikers near Hazleton marched to the Lattimer Mine to support a newly formed UMW local. Nineteen unarmed striking miners, mostly of Polish , Slovak , Lithuanian , and German ethnicity, were shot and killed in a confrontation with the Luzerne County sheriff's posse . Scores more were wounded. The massacre was a turning point in the history of
1652-543: The Supreme Court ), the Third Circuit found the ordinance invalid due to federal preemption . As of 2015, nearly 40 percent of Hazleton's population was of Hispanic or Latino descent. In 2012, Amilcar Arroyo, a Hazleton Integration Project board member, estimated that 80% of Hazleton's Hispanics and Latinos were of Dominican origin, and that many of them had ancestry from San José de Ocoa . Hazleton has
1711-475: The U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.0 square miles (16 km ), all land. Hazleton is located 12 miles (19 km) north of Tamaqua and 30 miles (48 km) south of Scranton / Wilkes-Barre . The city is located in Pennsylvania's ridge and valley section (on a plateau named Spring Mountain). Hazleton's highest elevation is 1,886 feet (575 m) above sea level, making it one of
1770-401: The 1840s and 1850s, consisted mostly of German and Irish immigrants. The second wave, from the 1860s to the 1920s, consisted mostly of Italian, Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, Slovak, and Montenegrin immigrants. The coal mined in Hazleton helped establish the United States as a world industrial power, including fueling the massive blast furnaces at Bethlehem Steel . Hazleton was incorporated as
1829-751: The Americas , the area which today makes up the city of Hazleton sat at the intersection of two Native American trails. The Nanticoke path was used by the Nanticoke people during their migration to and settlement of the Wyoming Valley , east of Wilkes-Barre. The Nescopeck path ran from the forks of the Delaware River , to the Nescopeck Creek . It was used by traders and missionaries , Delaware war parties, and settlers . During
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1888-738: The Hazleton area: Pennsylvania Route 309 , Pennsylvania Route 93 , Pennsylvania Route 924 , Pennsylvania Route 424 , and Pennsylvania Route 940 . The Hazleton Area Public Library opened a new building at Church and Maple Streets in 1969, where it remains to this day. In 1997, the IWW returned to the Hazleton area in an effort to organize student workers at the Keystone Job Corps Center, but they found little success. An article published in December 2002 by U.S. News & World Report , "Letter from Pennsylvania: A town in need of
1947-738: The Latin Hit Squad in a three-way match also involving The Grungers 16 Old School (The Mad Russian and Salvatore Bellomo ) 1 February 5, 2000 118 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated Vincent Goodnite and Sweet Daddy Jay Love (substituting for Arick Von Erick) after Sweet Daddy Jay Love attacked Goodnite 17 American Hunk Society (Mark the Body and Tommy Suede) 2 June 2, 2000 35 Hazleton, Pennsylvania 18 The Showstoppers (Lucifer Grimm and Afa Jr. ) 1 July 7, 2000 1 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated Tommy Suede and Kevin The Behemoth (substituting for Mark The Body) in
2006-700: The Spanish-language media. An executive from the IBEW local 1319 in Wilkes-Barre visited the hall and made a contribution to the rebuilding effort. The city experienced a demographic shift in the first years of the 21st century with the arrival of new immigrants: mostly from the Dominican Republic . The demographic shift was not well-received by all residents. In 2004, a wave of attacks against apartments where immigrant workers were living
2065-521: The UMW, with over 10,000 new members signing cards in its aftermath. However, the UMW would not be able to capitalize on this momentum and obtain union recognition in the Leigh Valley until the 20th century. Hazleton was also struck by several mining disasters. Notable among these were the cave-ins at Sheppton , Jeanesville, and Stockton. Mining disasters were not the only tragedies. In October 1888,
2124-526: The Warrior's Trail was revamped and widened. It was renamed the Berwick Turnpike. Later, a road was built to connect Wilkes-Barre to McKeansburg . This road intersected with the Berwick Turnpike. An entrepreneur named Jacob Drumheller decided that this intersection was the perfect location for a rest stop , so in 1809, he built the first building in what would later be known as Hazleton. Though
2183-562: The Wyoming Street corridor was revived from a moribund state. Also, in 2016, the Hispanic and Latino population became the majority, at 52%, with White residents, many descended from Irish , Italian , and German immigrants, comprising 44% of the population. Hazleton is located at 40°57′32″N 75°58′28″W / 40.95889°N 75.97444°W / 40.95889; -75.97444 (40.958834, −75.974546). According to
2242-451: The charter of the UMWA's District 7 local in response to a 27 day work stoppage by 20,000 miners in protest of dues increases and other union policies. The local was administered by a provisional government for some time and had its constitution suspended. One of the 14 games between I.A. Horowitz and Samuel Reshevsky during the 1941 US Chess Championship was held in Hazleton. The result
2301-460: The economy continued throughout the 20th century. CAN DO (Community Area New Development Organization) was formally organized in 1956 by founder Dr. Edgar L. Dessen . CAN DO raised money through their "Dime A Week" campaign, in which area residents were encouraged to put a dime on their sidewalk each week to be collected by CAN DO. They also solicited donations from businesses and utilities and sold municipal bonds . The company raised over $ 250,000 and
2360-563: The first church in Hazleton, located at the intersection of Church and Broad Streets, and the first private school in Hazleton, located on the south side of Broad Street between Wyoming and Laurel Streets. Pardee died in 1892. The following year, in 1893, his son, Israel Platt Pardee, built a three-story, 19-room mansion in Hazleton; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The anthracite coal industry attracted many immigrants for labor. The first wave, in
2419-557: The height of the American Revolution , in the summer of 1780, British sympathizers (known as Tories ) began attacking the outposts of American revolutionaries located along the Susquehanna River in the Wyoming Valley. Because of reports of Tory activity in the region, Captain Daniel Klader and a platoon of 41 men from Northampton County were sent to investigate. They traveled north from the Lehigh Valley along
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2478-596: The highest incorporated cities east of the Mississippi River and the highest incorporated city in Pennsylvania. It straddles the divide between the Delaware and Susquehanna River watersheds. Hazleton and its surrounding communities are collectively known as Greater Hazleton. Greater Hazleton encompasses an area located within three counties: southern Luzerne County , northern Schuylkill County , and northern Carbon County . The population of Greater Hazleton
2537-561: The highest percentage of Dominicans in Pennsylvania and the fourth highest in the nation. Many Dominicans had moved to Hazleton from portions of New York City , including The Bronx and Brooklyn ) and parts of North Jersey , such as Newark and Paterson . Many of these migrants had families that were relatively large. Many Hispanic and Latino businesses are on Wyoming Street, the linguistic landscape of which Spier and Ruano (2021) investigated in light of Barletta's aforementioned comments. In 2016, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that
2596-805: The late 1920s, but the mining industry still employed nearly 20,000 men at that time. In 1926, 900 miners at the Jeddo-Highland Coal Company initiated a wildcat strike over a pay dispute. They were ordered back to work by the District 7 president of the UMWA, who insisted that they negotiate the dispute through the Anthracite Board of Conciliation as outlined in their contract. The population peaked in 1940 at 38,000. With increased population came increased business, from downtown storefronts to large campuses like Penn State Hazleton. In 1941, UMWA President John L. Lewis revoked
2655-425: The local mining industry. They flooded the mines and brought an end to Hazleton's deep mining. Unemployment soared, reaching 25-30%. The population began to emigrate at a rate of 1,000 per year. While most of the region's deep mines never reopened, strip mining would continue as long as it was economically advantageous. A new era was about to be born: the era of business and industry. The garment industry thrived and
2714-497: The miners and their families. The following is a list of "patch towns" constructed in and around Hazleton: As industry and commerce developed, so did the footprint of organized labor. Nineteenth century attempts by the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) to organize in the anthracite region were largely unsuccessful. On September 10, 1897, after several weeks of escalating walkouts and strikes at surrounding mines,
2773-500: The nation. After the war, the demand for coal began to decline as natural gas and electricity became preferred power sources; coal became a less needed commodity. Deep mining, the predominant method of coal extraction in the region, also proved costly and vulnerable to flooding. In 1947, 22 consecutive days of rain flooded many Hazleton area mines and reduced year-to-date anthracite production by up to 35% below normal levels. Hurricanes Hazel and Diane , in 1954 and 1955, also devastated
2832-686: The public to subsidize the establishment of the $ 3,500,000 Autolite plant. They promised the Autolite Corporation $ 500,000 and were able to raise $ 659,000. The initiative was supported by local businessmen, service clubs, and the UMWA. The Hazleton Industrial Development Corporation also took out loans totaling $ 700,000 to fund the construction of the plant. In 1959, a fire at the Gary Hotel killed six people. The hotel, built in 1884, burned down costing around $ 200,000 in damages. Public investment in attracting businesses and diversifying
2891-564: The titles at an unknown date 2 The Lumberjaks (Jake Molsonn and Jak Molsonn 1 October 26, 1996 128 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Defeated Hardened Steel ( Dan Steel and Steve Smyth ) to win the vacant championship 3 Love Connection (Jay Love and Georgie Love) 1 March 3, 1997 82 Lebanon, Pennsylvania 4 Samoan Gangstas ( L.A. Smooth and Matty Smalls ) 1 May 24, 1997 Hazleton, Pennsylvania — Vacated — June 1997 — — The title
2950-427: The titles for failing to defend them within a 30-day period 32 All Money Is Legal (K. Pusha and Dizzie) 1 October 19, 2003 Sciota, Pennsylvania Defeated Los Lunatics (Eddie Guapo and Low Ryda) in a Best of Five Series to win the vacant tag team titles 33 Mark Gore and Anthony Michaels 1 January 9, 2004 Sciota, Pennsylvania Defeated All Money Is Legal in
3009-467: Was a draw. The remaining games were held in Brooklyn , Philadelphia, Lakewood, New Jersey and Binghamton, New York . In 1946, local milk producers initiated a capital strike , closing facilities and halting the delivery of milk to 100,000 residents in the region in protest of Office of Price Administration policy. Before World War II , anthracite coal flourished as a major provider of fuel for
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#17327987371103068-487: Was able to purchase over 500 acres (2.0 km ) of land, which was converted into an industrial park on the western edge of the city. Because of CAN-DO's efforts, Hazleton was given the All-America City Award in 1964. Hazleton's economy is now based largely on manufacturing and shipping, facilitated by the relative closeness to Interstates 80 and 81 . Five Pennsylvania highways also pass through
3127-507: Was condemned by the Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs. In 2006, Hazleton gained national attention as Republican Mayor Lou Barletta and council members passed the Illegal Immigration Relief Act. This ordinance was instituted to discourage hiring or renting to illegal immigrants. Initially, the ordinance levied an administrative fine of $ 100.00 per illegal immigrant rented to and
3186-589: Was criticized as illegal and unconstitutional . A number of residents (landlords, business owners, lawful aliens defined as illegal under the act, and unlawful aliens) filed suit to strike down the law, claiming it violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution as well as the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. After a trial and several appeals (including a remand from
3245-407: Was estimated to be around 14,000 people. In the second half of the 19th century, middle class professionals whose industries serviced the mining economy led an effort to diversify the economy in Hazleton and attract large scale manufacturing employers, who could hire from the area's large pool of unemployed women. The local improvement associations who led this initiative were successful in attracting
3304-579: Was expanded in 1908 and became one of the largest and most productive silk mills in the country, employing between 1,800 and 2,000 area residents and with an annual payroll of $ 5 million. The mill produced about 25 million yards of cloth per year. In 1913, 1,200 silk workers, mostly young women, went on strike at the Duplan silk mill and voted to join the Industrial Workers of the World . The strike
3363-479: Was hired to survey the topography of Beaver Meadows and report the practicality of extending a railroad from the Lehigh Canal in Jim Thorpe to Beaver Meadows. Knowing that the area of Beaver Meadows was already controlled by Coxe and Beach, Pardee bought many acres of the land in present-day Hazleton. The investment proved to be lucrative. The land contained part of a massive anthracite coal field. Pardee
3422-509: Was invested in by New York mobster Albert Anastasia . In 1947, Autolite Corporation was looking to expand operations in the East and had been looking into Hazleton. Officials from Autolite came to the area and surveyed the land. In their report, they noted that Hazleton was a "mountain wilderness" with no major water route, rail route, trucking route, or airport. Local leaders sought to address these deficiencies by soliciting donations from
3481-485: Was overshadowed by the contemporaneous Patterson Silk Strike , and failed to achieve momentum. The first Hazleton Public Library opened in 1907. In 1912, a new library opened on Church and Green streets. This building was donated by independent coal operator John Markle and is still in use today as the Hazleton Area Public Library's childrens' department. Coal production began to decline in
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