Shavertown, Pennsylvania
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Shavertown is an unincorporated community in Kingston and Jackson Townships, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of the city of Wilkes-Barre and 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Scranton.
[edit] History
The village of Shavertown is named for an early settler, Philip Shaver.
[edit] Vice-presidential visit
Shavertown came to national attention in October 2005 when U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney visited the village at the home of Ron and Rhea Simms for a fundraiser for the reelection campaign of Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, who was later defeated in the 2006 U.S. congressional elections by Scranton native and pro-life Democrat Bob Casey, Jr., the state's former treasurer. The fundraiser raised $300,000 for the Santorum campaign.
