Field Trial Horses for Sale near New Philadelphia, PA

About New Philadelphia, PA

New Philadelphia had historically been an anthracite mining town. [ citation needed ] Because of the high number of Lithuanians and Irish in the area, there was much separation of the two nationalities. [ citation needed ] This tension ultimately resulted in the forming of two separate Catholic churches; Sacred Heart (Lithuanian) and Holy Family (Irish). [ citation needed ] There was also a town-wide brawl that occurred as a result of this tension. The dispute was settled by the priests from Sacred Heart and Holy Family calling their respective patrons to stop fighting and buying each other a beer.