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110 deaths. The Avondale Mine disaster was a massive fire at the Avondale Colliery near Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 1869. It caused the death of 110 workers. It started when the wooden lining of the mine shaft caught fire and ignited the coal breaker built directly overhead. The shaft was the only entrance and exit to the ...
George P. Lindsay, the general manager of the Plymouth Red Ash Coal Co., began mining in 1913, and began building a breaker to process coal in 1914. The operation was, therefore, a latecomer among Plymouth's many mine operations. The colliery was located along Route 11, just east of the Avondale Colliery.
Huber Breaker. The Huber Breaker was a coal breaker and landmark located in the borough of Ashley, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. [1] The breaker was built in 1939 to replace the Maxwell Breaker after sustaining damage during a strike in 1937. Run-of-mine coal arriving at the breaker was washed and cleaned to remove impurities, principally slate.
Rob Kauffman, the incumbent state representative for Pennsylvania’s 89th Congressional District, is challenged by 22-year-old Noah Kreischer. Neither faced a primary opponent. The district is ...
Teresa Boeckel, York Daily Record. March 28, 2024 at 4:01 AM. Five Republicans are running for the nomination for the 92nd state Legislative District as the seat is being vacated by incumbent Dawn ...
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. [1] [2] It is the largest full-time state legislature in the country.
He also has owned many bar/taverns around the Fayette County area. He was elected jury commissioner for Fayette County, Pennsylvania in 2001. [ 4 ] He was an independent candidate for the 51st legislative district in 2004 , losing to incumbent democrat Larry Roberts .
Duncannon, Pennsylvania, U.S. [1] Died. February 24, 2024. (2024-02-24) (aged 77) Political party. Republican. Fred Charles Noye (May 13, 1946 – February 24, 2024) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . [2] Noye died on February 24, 2024, at the age of 77.