 The borough takes its name from its founder, Charlemagne Tower Sr., a New York attorney who came to the area in 1846 to settle disputed titles of coal lands.
The borough was laid out in 1868 by Tower’s surveyor, Preston Miller, in a region that was then part of Porter Township.
In 1892, there were 142 dissatisfied citizens of Porter Township who sought to form a borough known as Tower City. They presented a petition to the Schuylkill County courts that was approved by the Grand Jury on Dec. 19, 1892, and the borough was incorporated.
Population: 1,396 Founded: 1892
Government
Five-member borough council.
Mayor: Dale W. Deiter
Members: Robert M. Shuey, president; Paul Ruth, vice president; Bruce H. Schneck, Harold Reiner, Marie S. Rodichok
Municipal Address and Phone Number
219 E. Colliery Ave.
Tower City, PA 17980
Phone: 717-647-9575
Fax: 717-647-7195
Office Hours:
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday.
Regular Meeting Time:
7 p.m. on the third Monday of the month.
Part of the Williams Valley School District
DISTRICT OFFICE
10330 Route 209
Tower City, Pa 17980
Phone: 717-647-2167
Fax: 717-647-2055
Superintendent: Juliana M. Picola
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 1339
HIGH SCHOOL:
10330 Route 209
Tower City, Pa 17980
Phone: 717-647-2160
Fax: 717-647-2055
Principal: Diane M. Niederriter
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
10400 Route 209
Tower City, Pa 17980
Phone: 717-647-2181
Fax: 717-647-7543
Principal: Olga M. Ehrhart
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS: Paul Welker, president; Tracey Minnich, Wayne Mace, secretary; John Sweikert, treasurer; Thomas Bohr, Robert Boyer, Raymond Bressler, Sheila Herb, John McCready
BOARD MEETING DATE/TIME: 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month
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