Who Are These Anthracite People?
What happened to this region is part of the story of anthracite. The impact of hard coal upon the economy of Northeastern Pennsylvania is another.…
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Mine Subsidences
There are more than a million homes in Pennsylvania that sit on top of abandoned coal mines, and although there is not really any way…
A Coal Cracker Remembers
John J. Stoffey, Coaldale, PA, was 95 when he died in early January 2017. He wrote what he called “Memories of a Coal Cracker” in…
Sweet Home Schuylkill County
If you’re “from here”, you will connect immediately! (Note: Contains some adult language that may be objectionable to some viewers.)
Workin’ In a Coal Mine
Dirty Job’s Mike Rowe goes deep inside an Anthracite mine just outside Pottsville in Schuykill County, Pennsylvania where he gets down and dirty during a…
Black Lung Returns to Coal Country
The deadly coal miners’ disease is surging back despite rules created to control the disease. What is Black Lung? An “Epidemic” Among Miners Advanced Black…
250 Years of PA Anthracite
Plans are underway to celebrate “King Coal” Celebrating the anniversary of coal is a tricky business. That’s because there are many different interpretations of its…