Ashland travel guide

There is also Ashland Township in Clarion County. Ashland is a borough located in Pennsylvania, United States, 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Pottsville. It lies in the anthracite coal region of eastern Pennsylvania. Settled in 1850, Ashland was incorporated in 1857, and was named for Henry Clay's estate near Lexington, Kentucky. Population in 1900, 6,438; in 1910, 6,855; and in 1940, 7,045. The population was 3,283 at the 2000 census. The borough is located mostly within Schuylkill County. A tiny portion lies within adjacent Columbia County. Also see: Centralia, Pennsylvania, which is located 2 miles north of Ashland and has become a ghost town due to an underground coal fire which continues to burn.
Ashland is home to the Pioneer Tunnel and Steam Train, called the Lokie. The mine, which ceased operation in 1931, was retimbered and reopened in May 1963 as a tourist destination where visitors could experience a real anthracite coal mine. The other attraction is a narrow gauge steam train ride aboard the Lokie, named Henry Clay, along the side of Mahanoy Mountain.
Ashland's other main attraction is a large bronze statue of Whistler's Mother (the painting officially titled Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist's Mother), which is in the downtown area, visible from (and one block off) Pennsylvania Route 61. This statue is modeled after James Abbott McNeill Whistler's painting of his mother which resides in the famous Musee d'Orsay in Paris. (...) more....

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