Shenandoah, Pennsylvania

Shenandoah, is a borough located in the lower part of the Coal Region , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 105 miles (169 km) northwest of Philadelphia. The United Greek Catholic Church (Ruthenian rite) was the first of that denomination in the United States. In 1900, 20,321 people lived here; in 1910, 25,774 people lived here; in 1920, 24,726 people lived here; and in 1940, 19,790 people lived here. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 5,624.

Notable natives and residents

Shenandoah was the birthplace of jazz musicians Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey.

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Jazz - Tommy Dorsey - Jimmy Dorsey

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Shenandoah was also the birthplace of writer Daryl Poniscan, whose novel, Andoshen, PA is set in "a fictional town fourteen real miles from John O'Hara's fictional Gibbsville." (Shenandoah is fourteen miles from Pottsville).

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Daryl Poniscan - John O'Hara

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Shenandoah was also the birthplace of Mary Twardzik. In 1952, led by her son Ted, Mary's original recipe for a potato stuffed pasta pocket, commonly known as a pierogie, launched the Shenandoah based nationally recognized brand Mrs. T's Pieorigies. http://www.pierogies.com

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