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The town was incorporated in 1857 and was given the name "Auburn" after a
town in the poem "Deserted Village" by Oliver Goldsmith. Prior to that it was
referred to a Faustville after a local resident named Faust, or Scotchman's
Locks refering to a Canal Lock Keeper of Scottish descent who tended the
Canal Locks located nearby. During its peak years, the town was served by the
Schuylkill Navigation Canal, the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad, the
Reading Railroad, and the Pennsylvania or "Pennsy" Railroad. Auburn is the
site of the first tunnel of any signifigance in the United States. Constructed
through a hill, the tunnel (measuring approximately 450 feet in length) was
actually part of the Schuylkill Navigation Canal System and permitted canal
boats passage through the hill. Built more as an attraction than a necessity,
the tunnel eventually became a risk for collapse so the top was removed from
the tunnel to allow open passage of the canal boats.
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