Situated in the Middle Western Coal Field. the area around Shenandoah contained rich deposits of anthracite. As mining got under way. the boroughs population grew in response to the increased demand for labor. Shenandoah became a hub for business. attracting depots for three major railroad companies to ship coal to New York and Philadelphia. Immigrants came first from Wales. Ireland. and Germany. Later. immigrants from Lithuania. Poland. Ukraine and Slovakia arrived. With each new wave of immigrants. parochial schools and places of worship arose unique to their own ethnic group. By the 1920s. Shenandoah had developed a garment industry with 15 large factories at the peak of clothing production.
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