Monday, August 2, 2021
Today we visited the Yuengling Brewery in Pottstown, PA.
This brewery was founded by D. G. Yuengling in 1829. It was first called Eagle Brewing. He anglicized his surname from Jungling to Yuengling. He immigrated from Wuerttemberg, Germany. The brewery became D. G. Yuengling & Son in 1873 when his son Frederick joined his father.
In 1919 the 18th amendment was ratified, which outlawed the sale or production of alcohol. Yuengling switched to the production of near beer and in 1930 built a dairy directly opposite the brewery. Prohibition lasted until 1933.
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| Underground tunnels, bricked-up wall during prohibition |
There is a lot of history here. The brewery is still family-owned. Currently involving the 6th generation. The four Yuengling sisters, Jennifer, Debbie, Wendy, and Sheryl, along with their dad, Dick are at the helm of the brewery.
As with most brewery tours, the ending is always refreshing. The tasting room.
After our tour, we walked along the streets of Pottsville. Our first goal was a quirky restored gothic fountain with a basin and gargoyle head spout used to water thirsty horses.
Along our journey down the street, we found this small park commemorating American author John O'Hara. He was a prolific short story writer. He is credited with helping The New Yorker magazine's short story style.
Further along our walk, we saw a number of interesting buildings and other sights.
On our way back to the campground, just outside the town of Ashland, just a few miles from the famous ghost town of Centralia is Big Mine Run Geyser. It is not a natural geyser, but like natural geysers, it is caused by water pressure underground. It depends on the water in the now abandoned mines far below the ground to fuel it. The hole from which the geyser emerges was an air hole or a burst pipe. In the spring during heavy rains, the geyser can shoot up to 12-15 feet. We were there in August so it was barely bubbling. The orange color is caused by minerals in the water.
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