If the Seeley Tunnel Had Been Completed?
The Seeley Tunnel was a project undertaken in 1843. The intent was build a railroad from Dauphin Borough through Clarks Valley in Dauphin County, to Ashland in Schuylkill County. However, […]
Coal Castles – Knickerbocker Colliery
An 1890 view of the Knickerbocker Breaker and power house. Note how close the colliery patch houses are to the operation. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville […]
Coal Castles – Cumbola Collieries
A photograph from around 1910 of underground stables for mine mules. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: Clarkson Slope Located 2,200 feet south […]
Coal Castles – Silverton Colliery (1852-1918)
A photograph from around 1900, looking up from the floor level, showing the shaker screens in the old wood breaker at the Silverton Colliery. From a series of articles that […]
Coal Castles – Boston Run Colliery (1863-1939)
A photograph from 1922 of the double-track slope of the Boston Run Breaker. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: The Boston Run Colliery […]
Ashland – Pioneer Coal Mine Tunnel
An undated color photograph post card view of the Pioneer Coal Mine Tunnel, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo shows unidentified tourists standing outside and walking into the tunnel. __________________________________________ […]
Coal Castles – Mount Hope Colliery (1852-1918)
An 1885 photograph of an unidentified wood coal breaker. Note the crude trackage on the car haul. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: […]
Coal Castles – Mount Carmel (Stuartville) Colliery
A photograph taken about 1900 of miners’ safety lamps hanging on numbered pins in a colliery lamp and check off house. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville […]