Ashland, Pennsylvania

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Ashland's reputation for preserving anthracite's legacy is enhanced by the Pennsylvania Museum of Anthracite Mining, adjacent to Pioneer Tunnel. Another featured Ashland attraction is the Mothers' Memorial at Hoffman Boulevard and Chestnut Street, considered America's only sculpture dedicated to mothers.

The borough was laid out in 1847; however, early settler Jacob Rodenberger had a log hotel on the site as early as 1820. Ashland was chartered as a borough on Feb. 13, 1857. When the town was surveyed by Samuel Lewis in 1847, he named it Ashland in honor of Henry Clay's famous Lexington, Ky., home.
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Coordinates:   40°46'54"N   76°20'40"W
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