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Roughly bounded by Redstone Cemetery, Colonial Mine No. 1, Smock Hill, Colonial Mine No. 2 and Redstone Cr., Franklin Township and Menallen Township, Pennsylvania Coordinates 39°59′59″N 79°46′39″W / 39.99972°N 79.77750°W / 39.99972; -79
A coal mining ghost town, often known as Humphries after the owner of the mine. [27] Claghorn: Indiana County: East Wheatfield Township: Along the Ghost Town Trail: Cokeville: Broad Fording Westmoreland County: Derry Township: Submerged a Pennsylvania Canal & coal mining ghost town, under the waters of Conemaugh River Lake. [28] Cold Spring ...
Carbondale was the site of the first deep vein anthracite coal mine [7] in the United States, and was the site of the Carbondale mine fire which burned from 1946 to the early 1970s. Carbondale has struggled with the demise of the once-prominent coal mining industry that had once made the region a haven for immigrants seeking work.
Eckley Miners' Village in eastern Pennsylvania is an anthracite coal mining patch town located in Foster Township, Pennsylvania. Since 1970, Eckley has been owned and operated as a museum by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Pages in category "Mines in Pennsylvania" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Avondale Colliery; B.
In the 1880s, Thomas Donohoe's Alexandria Coal Company began mining and coking operations nearby, and built company houses in the town. The Jamison Coal & Coke Company acquired the mine in 1901. Renamed the No. 4 mine, it contained two slope entries, one in Salem Township and the other in Unity Township .
Vera Cruz was the location of the earliest jasper mines on the North American continent, dating back to 8000 BC. [1] At the height of Lenape Indian jasper mining activities, more than 100 small jasper pits were operated in the area of Vera Cruz, primarily in what is now Jasper Park. The quarries were eventually abandoned in the 1680s. [2]