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  2. Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum - Wikipedia

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    This museum is part of Anthracite Museum Complex and was created in 1971 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, which includes three museums and one historical site: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum and the Scranton Iron Furnaces, both in Scranton, Lackawanna County [2] Eckley Miners' Village near Weatherly, Luzerne ...

  3. Scranton Iron Furnaces - Wikipedia

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    The site has been managed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission since 1971 and is part of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum complex. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, as the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company Furnace. [1]

  4. McDade Park - Wikipedia

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    The Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour is located in the heart of the park. The hour-long tour takes you to a mine that was originally part of the Continental Coal Mine which was once an active anthracite coal mine. Visitors take a mine car 300 feet (91 m) underground into the shaft and then walk the tour, totaling about a quarter of a mile.

  5. List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lackawanna ...

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    This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available.

  6. Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area

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    The area is strongly identified with anthracite coal mining and the industries which depended on the coal, such as railroading, locomotive-building and rail-making. [1] Major components of the heritage area include Steamtown National Historic Site, the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum and the Electric City Trolley Museum. [1]

  7. Lackawanna Heritage Valley offering grants for history ... - AOL

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    Aug. 21—A community organization with an idea for a project that will help preserve or promote the region's culture and history may be eligible for assistance from the Lackawanna Heritage Valley.

  8. January is Anthracite Mining Heritage Month - AOL

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    Dec. 28—WILKES-BARRE — A regional observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month will take place during January 2024. A variety of programs will be featured in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Hazle ...

  9. Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour - Wikipedia

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    In 1903, the Continental Coal Company opened the Lackawanna Coal Mine. [1] After operating for more than half a century, this mine was closed in 1966 and lay abandoned until 1978. That year, the mine was converted to a museum, supported by $2.5 million in U.S. federal government funding. Restoration included the removal of debris, the laying of ...