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History. The area that ultimately became Shenandoah was first settled by a farmer named Peter Kehley in 1835. Kehley cleared a patch of land at the center of the valley and built a log cabin and maintained his farm for about 20 years in total isolation. [3]
Feb 10, 2010 · Begining in the mid 19th century, Lithuanian immigrants established a home in Pennsylvania's Shenandoah Valley. These Lithuanians formed a tight knit community in this small mining town. The town began to pulse with a vibrant collection of cultures, these people would experience good times and bad, together.
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania was incorporated as a Borough in January 16, 1866, having been laid out by Peter Schaeffer of Pottsville in 1862. The first known resident was a man named Peter Kehley.
History. Shenandoah grew rapidly with the influx of skilled miners and laborers to work the surrounding coal fields. Situated in the Middle Western coal field, Shenandoah had the richest deposit of Anthracite of all the known fields. The Mammoth vein, the largest known anthracite coal vein, runs directly under the town.
SHENANDOAH FACTS. The word Shenandoah does come from Algonquian -Wakashian American Indians which does mean (Beautiful star daughter; maybe spruce-lined stream or vast prairie.) Shenandoah was the birthplace of jazz musicians and bandleaders Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey.
Shenandoah is a borough in Schuylkill County in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania. It is distinct from Shenandoah Heights, which is part of West Mahanoy Township immediately to the north. As of 2021, the borough's population was 4,247. Quick Facts Country, State ... Close.
Once, Shenandoah was the most densely populated square mile in Pennsylvania, a breathtaking Babel of coal miners and their families who had roots in the British Isles and eastern Europe. By the 1890s, though, a quarter of its population was drawn from Lithuania and the town was known to European Lithuanians as “Shenadorius.”
