Coal Castles – Maple Hill Colliery
The Maple Hill Colliery Breaker, shows an right with its twin headframes in the center. The power plant and Maple Hill homes are at the left. In the distance, behind […]
Coal Castles – Indian Ridge Colliery (1870-1932)
The Indian Ridge Colliery Breaker is pictured at center and at right are company patch houses. The photo was taken on June 17, 1885. From a series of articles that […]
Shamokin – Bear Valley Breaker
An undated post card view (colorized) of the Bear Valley Breaker, Bear Valley Colliery, near Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to […]
Coal Castles – Preston No. 3 (Folkton) Colliery
An undated interior view of a gangway showing an unidentified miner standing beside a coal car. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: The […]
Ashland – State Miners Hospital
An undated colorized post card view of the Ashland State Miners Hospital, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. __________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Coal Castles – East Bear Ridge (Girard Tunnel) Colliery (1860-1941)
A photograph from around 1890 of a mule-drawn dump cart filled with coal with the old wooden East Bear Ridge Breaker in the background. From a series of articles that […]
Coal Castles – Suffolk Colliery (1860-1941)
A farrier at Suffolk Colliery shoes a mule for service in the mines. This photo was taken about 1900. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and […]
Coal Castles – Glendower Colliery (1856-1915)
A 1905 photograph of the winning first aid team from the Glendower Colliery. Competition meets were held among collieries to determine who had the best first aid team. From a […]