The Hammond Colliery in Butler Township, was formed from the Connor, or Girardville Colliery and the McMichael Colliery. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in […]
He was known by various combinations of Benjamin Walter “Archie” Roe [or Row] and also known as Benjamin Row Dietrich [or Deitrich]. He died as a result of falling down […]
The main coal hoisting slope of the West Shenandoah Colliery is pictured in the foreground, with loaded coal cars emerging to the surface. Next to it is the service slope. […]
The Locust Summit Central Breaker was built on the site of the Miriam Colliery slopes. It was the largest coal breaker site in the world when it was completed in […]
A view of Locustdale from the top of the Primrose Vein Slope of the Potts Colliery. The Keystone Colliery was located on the right side of the mountain cut along […]
The Potts Colliery Breaker is pictured at center, with the wooden rock line on the left of center. The Primrose Slope is at top center and the Mammoth Slope is […]
Train cars filled with various sizes of coal await movement from the Shenandoah City Colliery. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: The Shenandoah […]
A birds-eye view of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1899. The photograph was featured as part of an article titled “History of Lykens,” that appeared in a special Souvenir […]