I rise on behalf of the class of 1939. a group of Pennsylvanians. all from the Charleroi High School. who will realize the fruits of years of planning on August 3. 1984. by departing for a 2week stay in Charleroi. Belgium. Charleroi. Belgium. was founded in 1666. Immigrants from the mother country settled in 1890 in Charleroi. PA. As the years passed and the direct familial ties to Belgium weakened and Charleroi. PA. became home to other groups of immigrants. the connection between the two towns fell into disrepair. This condition apparently prevailed until 1978. when the mayor and a local delegation from Charleroi. Belgium. visited the United States and dropped in on their sister city in Pennsylvania.
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