 The coal mining industry in and around Freeland collapsed after the 1959 Knox Mine Disaster in northern Luzerne County.As of 2017, Freeland had a YMCA program, a community park, the Hazleton Area Public Library (Freeland Branch), and a remodeled Little League field.Also, there is a football/baseball field named "Della Croce Field," after Gene Della Croce, the former Director of the Freeland YMCA.