EDWARDSVILLE

edwardsville, a borough of luzerne county, pennsylvania, u.s.a., on the north branch of the susquehanna river, adjoining kingston and close to the north-western limits of wilkes-barre (on the opposite side of the river), in the north-eastern part of the state; the official name of the post office is edwardsdale. pop. (1890), 3284; (1900), 5165, of whom 2645 were foreign-born; (1910 census), 8407. it is served by the electric line of the wilkes-barre & wyoming valley traction co. coal mining and brewing are the chief industries. edwardsville was incorporated in 1884.