Weatherly, Pennsylvania
borough of Pennsylvania, United States
Weatherly is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
As of the 2020 census, Weatherly had a population of 2,541.
History
Originally called "Black Creek", the town's name changed to "Weatherly" in 1848. Clock-maker David Weatherly, also an executive of the Beaver Meadow Railroad, made an agreement with the town that he would build them a clock if they would rename the town "Weatherly". They changed the name of the town to Weatherly, however David Weatherly returned to Philadelphia to be treated for cancer and died before he could build the promised clock. Charles and Eurana Schwab funded the clock that was built into the clock tower on top of the town's school, but the town kept the name Weatherly. Early in the twentieth century, there were silk mills, foundries, a candy factory, a fabricating plant, and a cigar factory. In 1900, 2,471 people lived there, and in 1910, the population was 2,501.
Geography
Weatherly is located in northwestern Carbon County at 40°56′25″N 75°49′36″W (40.940257, -75.826722).
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