A topographical map of Tremont Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, showing the configuration of three mountains – Broad Mountain, Sharp Mountain, and Second Mountain. Tremont Borough is in the northernmost part of the township. West of the township are the Porter Township communities of Muir, Orwin, and Reinerton. South of the township is Pine Grove.
The following article appeared in the Pottsville Republican in November 1934 and was reprinted in Zerbey’s History of Pottsville, Volume 3, page 1106:
Tremont, surrounded by three spurs of the Broad Mountains, derives its name therefrom. It is surrounded and underlaid by the Reading’s famous red ash anthracite.
It has a population of 2304, of which 99.8% are American born. The property assessed valuation is $999,512.
It is the junction point of the Lebanon and Tremont Branch and the Mine Hill Branch of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad.
Its chief industry is coal mining, and about 90% of the population of working age are employed or are former employees of this industry.
It has five churches with a membership of 1431, a Sunday School enrollment of 872, church property valuation of $198,000, and one motorized Volunteer Fire Company with a membership of 115.
Tremont also boasts of several modern hotels, one motion picture theatre, one public playground, one athletic field, owned by the public school district, mail and parcel post collection and delivery, 17 fraternal organizations with a membership of 2138, five fraternal organizations owning houses valued at $117,000, Civic Club Organization, American Legion, red Cross Chapter, American Legion Auxiliary, Parent-Teacher’ Association, Boy Scout Troop, first class public high school with an enrollment of 280, and owning property valued at $147,000, a parochial school with an enrollment of 53, and owning property valued at $15,000.
There are 600 homes in Tremont and 67% are home owners. The town has two banks in good standing, two building and loan associations having resources of $150,000, 69 business establishments employing 75 persons and a pay roll annually of $100,000, three well-equipped public garages, one modern printing establishment, one weekly newspaper, two shirt factories which employ 254 people with an annual payroll of about $123,000.
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