Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods. . By the mid nineteenth century, the industrial iron community of Birds-Borough had developed into an area with distinctly organized neighborhoods. Each had its own pride and identity, each its own ethnic character, and each its own special title. Located in each were schools, churches, and even individual sport teams. With the passage of time, the nicknames endured, and to this day, they are still often referred to as well defined neighborhoods., Little Italy , This ethnic community was situated west along the canal and the Schuylkill, from the river bridge to the extreme end of the borough., Beidlertown , A small portion of West First Street had formerly been a pasture for Reuben Beidler's dairy herd., Brooklyn , Formerly known as Irishtown, it was renamed Brooklyn to honor the Brooke family. , [photo caption] Bradley Homestead, Silvertown , The hilly area of Jefferson Street was rumored to have contained a small vein of silver., Mexico , During construction of the Wilmington and Northern rail line in the 1860s and 70s, Mexicans were hired as laborers. Most were encamped along the Hay Creek in the south part of town. The site was thus called Mexico, and the adjacent stream the Rio Grande. , [photo caption] Mexico Falls, Shireytown , From Main St. to Hay Creek, it was named for former land owners, the Shirey family. , [photo caption] Hotel Washington, Oklahoma , This area was developed the year Oklahoma became a state., Lincolntown , Including Spruce and Walnut Streets, this was comprised of land that had been the Lincoln farm. , [photo caption] Lincoln Building, Cinderbank , Here is the site where slag and cinders were deposited from Furnace #2, the Keystone Furnace. , [photo caption] Fecera's Furniture, Shantytown , South of the company homes on Mill Street, small cabins were built to house workers of the Brooke Iron Company., Texas , A small grouping of houses south of Mexico was referred to as Texas. , [photo caption] Trinity Evangelical Church , [The Mexico area is referenced elsewhere in this plaque's text.]