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Welcome

Welcome to the Borough of Pen Argyl. Pen Argyl Municipal Building is located at 11 N. Robinson Avenue, Pen Argyl, PA 18072 Pen Argyl, a town of 3600 residents, is located in Northampton County, PA, and is near Routes 33 and 80 at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountain and the Appalachian Trail. Our community began in 1853 when Joseph Kellow discovered slate. Pen Argyl received its name from a Welsh word meaning "head" and from the Anglo-Saxon word "argylite" meaning slate rock. With the influx of quarrymen from Cornwall, England, the town began to grow and was incorporated in 1882 and became part of the area known as the Slate Belt. Currently there is still one slate quarry that is still in operation. The quarrymen and their families brought with them the baking of "pasties", a beef meat pie, which was the popular food to take to work in the quarries. Pasties can still be bought today at Mr. Pasties located in Pen Argyl. Today Pen Argyl is known for its historic Dentzel carousel which is housed at Weona Park. This carousel was purchased in 1923 and is one of the few remaining Dentzel carousels that has stationary wooden animals. The carousel is open for rides during the summer park season.


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  • NOTICES!

    These Special Notices are non regularly scheduled events. Weather conditions and other seasonal notices will be fond here.

    • CAROUSEL ITEMS FOR SALE
    Announcing a Public/Private partnership to benefit our Carousel Restoration projects. Prints Galore and DKA Unlimited have generously offered to share a portion of their profits with the Pen Argyl Athletic & Park Association’s Carousel Fund to continue to preserve and maintain our “Jewel of the Slate Belt”. You will be able to purchase items during the Spring Carnival this week, you will find them set up in the Carousel itself. You can also visit their store at 490 E. Main Street, Pen Argyl, PA 18072, during business hours or click the link to order online! https://www.agpestores.com/dkaunlimited/groups.php

    Community Alerts
    Community ALERTS SIGN UP TO RECEIVE COMMUNITY ALERTS!!! Residents of Plainfield Township, Wind Gap Borough and Pen Argyl Borough can now receive important, official information directly from the Slate Belt Regional Police Department through Nixle. Messages will be delivered by email, SMS text message, and over the web. Register now and learn more at http://slatebeltpd.psatstwp.org/community-alerts/

    GARBAGE PICK UP DELAY Week of 9/1/2019
    Waste Management is on holiday schedule this week. Garbage collection will be on Saturday. Please make sure you get your garbage out to the curb by 5 A.M. on Saturday.

    PEN ARGYL BOROUGH COMMUNITY YARD SALES
    SEPTEMBER 13th, 14th & 15th. COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALES NO PERMIT NEEDED!!!!