New Castle and Mahoningtown

by Anita DeVivo

Founded in 1798, New Castle was a small borough located at the confluence of the Shenango River and Neshannock Creek. Mahoningtown, a small borough located just south of New Castle, was a thriving community founded in 1836. The two towns boasted flourishing industries, and in 1896, a trolley line was created to run between them. In 1898, Mahoningtown officially became the seventh ward of New Castle. By that time, New Castle was a third-class city,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738544728
• ISBN13: 9780738544724
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"