As Curtis Burton, who spent the last 17 years working in or for coal mines in Pennsylvania, told Business Insider, coal mining is a hard job, but it's also entirely unique. "Every day you're ...
But, today, that mining has hollowed out the ground beneath us. Pennsylvania’s inventory of abandoned coal mines is larger than that of any other state in the nation, and the Keystone State has ...
Export officials are excited about creation of a historical area showcasing the borough’s mining history. A $139,000 state ...
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) on Wednesday announced that Eckley Miners’ Village — a landmark patch town preserving the legacy of Pennsylvania’s Anthracite mining industry — ...
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A fire in an abandoned mine in Fairchance, Fayette County has been extinguished, and the Pennsylvania Department of ...
The West Pittston Historical Society (WPHS), in recognition of Anthracite Heritage Month, presented “Local Anthracite Mining in the 21st Century” on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the West Pittston Library. The ...