| • | Ashley is a borough located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, one mile (2 km) from Wilkes Barre. It was a productive coal-mining area at the start of the twentieth century. Population in 1900, 4,046; in 1910, 5,601; and in 1940, 6,371. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 2,866.
1900 Olympic champion John Tewksbury was born here.
Source: [wikipedia: ashley, pennsylvania]
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