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Creating the Borough
of Harveys Lake
Based in part on the need to establish a sanitation system to
prevent lake pollution, the Borough of Harveys Lake was created in 1965. At left, Borough officials
are sworn in at the Luzerne County Courthouse in 1968.
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Pollution at the Lake
As the population of the Lake grew and houses were enlarged,
pollution became a major issue. Closures due to algae blooms and other pollution problems plagued
the lake's tourism industry.
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The Ruggles Pioneer Band
A century ago many rural communities took pride in their local band.
These were voluntary organizations which provided a social outlet for its male members,
entertainment at local churches, farm shows, parade grounds, amusement parks, and competition among
country and city-based bands.
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Harvey's Lake Bottling Company
In July 1922 the business firm of Myron R. Williams and Sons was
created at Alderson at the Lake. The firm secured from the State formal registration of the
trade-name Harvey�s Lake Bottling Works.
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Collecting Postcards
In the final decades of the 20th century, antique postcard
collecting was more popular than stamp collecting - and the prices for old postcards rose
accordingly. Now, at the end of the second decade of the 21st century the postcard craze and prices
have diminished. The most popular postcards for many collectors were produced before World War I and
in the decade after the Great War.
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Grotto Pizza and Modern Sunset
In the modern era Joseph A. Paglianite's Grotto Pizza has dominated
the Sunset scene not only with his "legendary" pizza business but also with his extraordinary civic
and charitable support to the Lake community. With the closure of Hanson's Amusement Park in 1984,
Sunset again became, as it was over 150 years ago, the Lake's principal destination that attracts
the public to the Lake, and Grotto Pizza is the heart of Sunset.
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Harvey's Lake Post Offices
The earliest post office in the Harvey's Lake region was Lake post
office created on November 1, 1850, with Lewis Allen, a son of Otis Allen, Sr., as postmaster. The
Lake post office location is not described in any news or historical account but undoubtedly was at
the Allen home in present-day Loyalville. The Allen settlement was among the earliest patches of
homes in Lake Township.
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The Lake's Restaurants and Bars: Part I
This article explores a few more of the Lake's restaurants and bars
where photographs have been preserved and documentation is available.
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The Lake's Restaurants and Bars: Part II
Part II will review various public accommodations at Sandy Beach,
Warden Place, Sunset and Alderson.
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Lake Stores and Public Services
This article will review a few of the Lake stores and public
services which once served the Lake's residents and visitors.
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The Shawanese Controversy
It has been historically accepted that an early Wyoming Valley
settler, Benjamin Harvey, Sr., discovered Harvey's Lake in 1781.
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Who Owns the Lake?
Following the Revolutionary War, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
created a Land Office to resolve disputes of land ownership and to manage the sale of vast vacant
lands now owned by the new Commonwealth.
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The Lake's Churches: Beginnings
This article will discuss the three churches which were created
along Lakeside Drive and front the Lake. The focus is on their early developmental years and not a
full history.
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Laketon High School: That Championship Season
In the winter basketball season of 1925-26, Laketon High School won
both the men's and women's championship titles in the rural-based Mountain League. This honor for
the Lake's basketball teams was even more extraordinary given the chaotic history of the Lake
Township School Board in 1922-1926.
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The Lake's Earliest Photographers
By the 1850s there were numerous photographic studios in
Wikes-Barre, Scranton, Plymouth and other towns in the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys. They were
generally limited to portraits of individuals, couples or families.
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Women Run Harvey's Lake
On July 16, 1939, the Sunday Independent newspaper in Wilkes-Barre
published an article titled "Women Run Harvey's Lake". The article is reprinted in full here in
standard type with a few editorial corrections.
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