Newfoundland, Pennsylvania
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Newfoundland, Pennsylvania | |
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Newfoundland (/njuːˈfaʊndlənd/ new-FOWND-lənd) is a village in Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is most famously known as host to the Greene-Dreher-Sterling Fair every Labor Day weekend.[7]
Newfoundland is also host to an annual fireman's picnic and parade every 4th of July weekend. Promised Land State Park is close to the village.
Geography
Newfoundland is located along the East Branch of the Wallenpaupack Creek, which feeds into Lake Wallenpaupack to the north. It is about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Education
Newfoundland is home to the South Elementary School, which falls under the purview of the Wallenpaupack Area School District. South Elementary currently serves students grades K through 5.
Services
Two emergency services are headquartered in Newfoundland: the Greene-Dreher Volunteer Fire Association
Dreher Township's
Transportation
Major roads in Newfoundland include
Notable people
- Johnny "Onionhead" Eng — Hong Kong-born triadleader, Eng's estate was confiscated by the FBI
- Unification Church, Sun Myung Moon, and South Korean-American pastor and co-founder of local Unification Church sect 'World Peace and Unification Sanctuary'.
- Michael Schoeffling — Schoeffling is a retired actor and model who played Jake Ryan in 1984's Sixteen Candles and was in several other classic movies. He currently lives here with his wife and two children, and owns a woodworking shop.
Controversy
On February 28, 2018, the town was host to a commitment ceremony held by
References
- ^ "Ella C. Ehrhardt General Store". Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Dreher Township". Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Newfoundland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
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U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Dreher Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link] - ^ Eustice, Amanda. "Greene Dreher Sterling fair celebrating 105 years". Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Greene-Dreher Volunteer Fire Association". Greene-DreherFire.Org. Greene-Dreher Volunteer Fire Association. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "Newfoundland Area Ambulance". Facebook. Facebook, Inc. October 31, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
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