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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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  • Calendar Notice

    All meetings at Borough Hall unless otherwise noted. To obtain further information, please use the contact form above.

  • Tuesday 9th of March at 7:00 PM

    PARK BOARD


Special Notices

  • NOTICES!

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

    • Downtown Revitalization Draft
    The Downtown Revitalization Draft is under documents on our website. Please take the time to review it and you can then send comments to the Borough for consideration. All comments must be in writing and are due by 3/9/2021. You email comments to manager@penargylborough .com, drop off at Borough Hall into drop box on the Bell Avenue side of the building or mail to 11, N. Robinson Avenue, Pen Argyl, PA 18072

    Pool Feasibility Study
    The Weona Park Pool Feasibility Study is under documents on our website. Please take the time to review it and you can then send comments to the Borough for consideration. All comments must be in writing and are due by 3/9/2021. You email comments to manager@penargylborough .com, drop off at Borough Hall into drop box on the Bell Avenue side of the building or mail to 11, N. Robinson Avenue, Pen Argyl, PA 18072

    COVID 19 Information
    Please go to https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx for up to date info on COVID 19