New Castle: Lawrence County Seat and Fireworks Capital
New Castle is the county seat of Lawrence County, in western Pennsylvania about 50 miles north of Pittsburgh near the Ohio border. The population is approximately 21,000. The city was laid out in 1802 at the confluence of the Shenango and Neshannock rivers, forming the Beaver River, and was incorporated as a borough in 1825 and as a city in 1869. New Castle served as a notable center of steel, tinplate, and iron production through the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The city is sometimes called the "Fireworks Capital of America" because of the concentration of fireworks manufacturing in the region. Zambelli Fireworks Internationale, founded in 1893 and now headquartered in New Castle, is one of the oldest and largest commercial fireworks companies in the country. Pyrotecnico, a competitor also rooted in the New Castle area, has similarly deep local roots. The industry traces to Italian immigrant pyrotechnicians who settled in the area in the late nineteenth century.
New Castle's industrial base contracted sharply in the latter half of the twentieth century, particularly after the closure of major steel and tinplate operations. The Cascade Center for Performing Arts and the Hoyt Art Center anchor cultural activities. Westminster College, a private liberal arts institution founded in 1852, operates in nearby New Wilmington.
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New Castle is the county seat of Lawrence County, in western Pennsylvania about 50 miles north of Pittsburgh near the Ohio border. The population is approximately 21,000. The city was laid out in 1802 at the confluence of the Shenango and Neshannock rivers, forming the Beaver River, and was incorporated as a borough in 1825 and as a city in 1869. New Castle served as a notable center of steel, tinplate, and iron production through the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The city is sometimes called the "Fireworks Capital of America" because of the concentration of fireworks manufacturing in the region. Zambelli Fireworks Internationale, founded in 1893 and now headquartered in New Castle, is one of the oldest and largest commercial fireworks companies in the country. Pyrotecnico, a competitor also rooted in the New Castle area, has similarly deep local roots. The industry traces to Italian immigrant pyrotechnicians who settled in the area in the late nineteenth century.
New Castle's industrial base contracted sharply in the latter half of the twentieth century, particularly after the closure of major steel and tinplate operations. The Cascade Center for Performing Arts and the Hoyt Art Center anchor cultural activities. Westminster College, a private liberal arts institution founded in 1852, operates in nearby New Wilmington.
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