“Drive for Anthracite”, Made by the Office of War Information for the War Production Board. This is the era of my Dad, although he went from working in the mines to being as soldier in WWII in the Italian Campaign. When he returned to the States, he returned to the mines…
Category: Coal Region
Inside Anthracite Mining
From the 1930s, a great explanation of Anthracite mining and how things work. Filmed at Glen Alden Coal, and I believe it would be the Huber Breaker in Ashley, Pa, outside Wilkes-Barre.
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 to prevent a hole from caving in, there is one thing you can do before it happens. If you’re on top of an old coal mine, please get mine subsidence Read More
Images of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Region
A stylish, and sometimes haunting, collection of photos of the coal region and what once was. Please feel free to leave a comment if you recognize, or have a connection, to a place in this collection. VIEW THE EXHIBIT
A Coal Cracker Remembers
John J. Stoffey was 95 when he died in early January 2017. He wrote what he called “Memories of a Coal Cracker” in the 1960s. Bill White, from The Morning Call, shares his memories with us. READ MORE
Sweet Home Schuylkill County
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 shift in the mines with Steve Rothermel and co-workers at the R. S.& W. Coal company workings. If you are from the Coal Region, you will recognize the western Schuylkill Read More
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 history. If you ask 10 historians for the history of coal, you’re likely to hear 10 different stories. But there’s a move afoot to launch the 250th anniversary of coal Read More