Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The recent concern about the mine subsidence in Luzerne County has created some curiosity about our region’s coal mining history. During a private tour, 28/22 ...
Learn how coal played a vital role in shaping the Utah we know today. The coal mining industry has been the backbone of rural parts of Utah for over a century. From extraction to refining, Utahns who ...
Tennessee, never under Reconstructive military occupation, first began leasing prisoners in 1866 during Governor William G.
Himlerville, Kentucky circa 1920. Himlerville was the coal camp for the Himler Coal company, a cooperatively owned mining operation in Martin County. Many of Himlerville’s original buildings still ...
Miners, their wives, child laborers and patch town store operators all had a part in the history of coal in the Derry area. “There were so many mines in this area,” said Donna Showalter, a Derry Area ...
IN PREPARING for the commemoration of the Pancoast Mine Disaster of 1911, members of the Anthracite Heritage Museum were drawn to other major accidents of that year as well. In researching museum ...
Since 1871, the Durham Miners' Gala has seen the streets of a city in north-east England transformed with displays of mining ...
This Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend, at the Good Old Days Museum in Soddy Daisy, the emphasis is on local coal mining. The museum is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This is what made this entire area into ...
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A new way of seeing the history of anthracite coal mining brought Pam Hummell of the Grove City Historical Society to the Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour in Scranton. "It was ...
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A history of Oliver Springs – Part 2
The Civil War and after, the coal-mining boom and more. This is part two of a series written by Carolyn Krause.
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