Newfoundland, Pennsylvania




Village in Pennsylvania, United States
















































































Newfoundland, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Newfoundland

Old-fashioned, two-story building, with white and orange paint. A sign on the front of the building reads "ELLA C. EHRHARDT GENERAL STORE."
The historic Ella C. Ehrhardt General Store[1] in Newfoundland.




Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Newfoundland, Pennsylvania."

Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Newfoundland, Pennsylvania."

Newfoundland



Newfoundland's Location within Pennsylvania.

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Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Newfoundland, Pennsylvania."

Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Newfoundland, Pennsylvania."

Newfoundland



Newfoundland (the US)

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Coordinates: 41°18′26″N 75°17′12″W / 41.30722°N 75.28667°W / 41.30722; -75.28667Coordinates: 41°18′26″N 75°17′12″W / 41.30722°N 75.28667°W / 41.30722; -75.28667
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District PA-10
School District Wallenpaupack Area
County Wayne
Magisterial District 22-3-01[2]
Township Dreher
Settled 1829[3]
Founded by Daniel Stroud[3]
Elevation

 1,312[4] ft (400 m)
Time zone
UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
18445[5]
Area code(s)
570 Exchange: 676

GNIS feature ID		 1182395[4]
FIPS code 42-127-19864[6]-53552[4]
Major Roads
PA-191.svgPA-447.svgPA-507.svg
Waterways Kresswood Lake, Wallenpaupack Creek (East Branch)



A sign welcoming commuters to Newfoundland and the surrounding areas.


Newfoundland (/njuːˈfaʊndlənd/ new-FOWND-lənd) is a village in Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It is most famously known as host to the Greene-Dreher-Sterling Fair every Labor Day weekend.


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.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Education


  • 3 Services


  • 4 Transportation


  • 5 Notable people


  • 6 Controversy


  • 7 References





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[7] and the Newfoundland Area Ambulance Association.[8] They both provide coverage for the village and surrounding Dreher Township, in addition to portions of adjoining Lehigh and Sterling Townships in Wayne County, as well as parts of Greene, and Palmyra Townships in Pike County, Pennsylvania, and Coolbaugh Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.


Dreher Township's municipal building is located in Newfoundland.



Transportation


Major roads in Newfoundland include PA 507, PA 191, and PA 447. Neighboring villages are Greentown, Pennsylvania; Sterling, Pennsylvania; Tafton, Pennsylvania; and Hamlin, Pennsylvania.



Notable people




  • Johnny "Onionhead" Eng - Hong Kong-born triad leader, Eng's estate was confiscated by the FBI


  • Hyung Jin Moon - Son of late founder of the Unification Church Sun Myung Moon and South Korean-American pastor and 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 28th, 2018, the town was host to a commitment ceremony held by World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, where hundreds of crown-wearing worshipers clutching unloaded and zip-tied AR-15 rifles drank holy wine and exchanged or renewed wedding vows, prompting a nearby school to cancel classes due to safety concerns.[9]



References





  1. ^ "Ella C. Ehrhardt General Store". Wayne County Historical Society. Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.


  3. ^ ab "Dreher Township". Wayne County Historical Society. Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.


  4. ^ abc "Newfoundland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 13 December 2014.


  5. ^ "Look up a ZIP CodeTM". USPS.COM. USPS. 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.


  6. ^
    U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Dreher Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
    [dead link]


  7. ^ "Greene-Dreher Volunteer Fire Association". Greene-DreherFire.Org. Greene-Dreher Volunteer Fire Association. Retrieved 13 December 2014.


  8. ^ "Newfoundland Area Ambulance". Facebook. Facebook, Inc. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.


  9. ^ "Hundreds gather at church for blessing ceremony featuring AR-15s". CBS News. Associated Press. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.













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