Adrian:

Adrian Georg Iselin purchased the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Compnay in 1885. In 1886 he opened a mine north of Punxsutawney. Two years later he built a town that he named after his grandson, Adrian Iselin II. Adrian Georg Iselin's wife, Eleanora had the St. Adrian's Catholic Church built. A pipe organ was installed in that church in 1890. Adrian Iselin had a Protestant church built in Adrian. The name Eleanora was given to another coal town a few miles north of Adrian. The name Iselin was given to a mining town in Indiana County. The Adrian Hospital was built to take care of the mine workers and their families. The hospital turned out to be so good that the people of nearby Punxsutawney kept coming. Soon the building was too small. In 1898, the Adrian Hospital moved to Punxsutawney.

Throughout the coal years (1886 to the 1930's) Adrian prospered. 36.5 million tons of coal were removed from the hill under the town of Adrian. In 1941 the operation finally became unprofitable and the mine was shut down. The entire town was sold to Nick and Mike Kovalchick of Sykesville. Some 250 home existed at the time, mostly company houses. In 1973, a deal was struck so that the residents of Adrian could buy their homes. The price was $4500 for a single home and $2500 for 1/2 a house and a non-profit organization was set up to provide mortgages without a down payment. By April 1974, everyone had bought their own house. Although the town has always been called Adrian, even to this day, the post office was called Delancey since there was another Adrian in Armstrong County. Delancey was named for Delancey Kane who was a grandson of Adrian Iselin. The state erected an official roadsign that said Delancey. Some resident, however put up a wooden sign below it that said Adrian. It's the town with two names.