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Lion Brewery, Inc. Lion Brewery, Inc, is the operator of the Lion Brewery, located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, which was founded in 1905. A "heritage brewery", it is one of only 10 United States pre-Prohibition breweries that has independently and continuously operated since the repeal of Prohibition. [2]
4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. The Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad, more commonly known as the Laurel Line, was a Pennsylvania third rail electric interurban streetcar line which operated commuter train service from 1903 to 1952, and freight service until 1976. Its main line ran from Scranton to Wilkes-Barre.
The contiguous network of five cities and more than 40 boroughs all built in a straight line in Northeastern Pennsylvania's urban core act culturally and logistically as one continuous city, so while the city of Wilkes-Barre itself is a mid-sized city, the larger Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Urban Area contains half a million residents in roughly 300 ...
Line length. 29.70 mi (47.80 km) Track gauge. 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Railway (also known as the Cannon Ball[1]) was an electric railway in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania connecting the cities of Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton. It operated from 1903 to 1933 using a third rail and had no grade crossings.
Aug. 22—WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Residents of Wilkes-Barre Township will party like it's 1774 this weekend, celebrating the town's 250th anniversary. Mayor Carl Kuren, who is in his seventh 4-year ...
The Luzerne County Library System ( LCLS) is an organization that administers ten libraries in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. [2] Founded in 1984, it is headquartered at the Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. [2] [5] Along with hosting various permanent and temporary collections of books and media, the member libraries provide ...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (IATA: AVP, ICAO: KAVP, FAA LID: AVP) is mostly in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, about 7 miles (11 km) from Scranton and 8 mi (13 km) from Wilkes-Barre. It spans the border between Luzerne County and Lackawanna County, and is owned and operated by the ...
Corporate History[edit] The Wilkes-Barre and Eastern was incorporated March 8, 1892, for a period of 999 years, under the general laws of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of constructing and operating a railroad from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., to a point on the Delaware River at or near the Delaware Water Gap. The date of its organization was April 19, 1892.