Jacob Shiro’s Mine
The following story about Jacob Shiro‘s Mine appeared in a Gratz history published in 1997: SHIRO’S MINE In 1886, Jacob Shiro became superintendent of a coal operation located on the […]
Pine Grove – Potts Coal Company, 1958
A 1958 advertisement for the Potts Coal Company, R.D. 3, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Dial FI 5-5572 ___________________________________ From the 1958 Yearbook, the Cardinal, of the Pine Grove High […]
Ravine – Koch’s Coal Yard, 1958
A 1958 advertisement for Koch’s Coal Yard, Ravine, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Dial FI 5-8173 _____________________________________ From the 1958 Yearbook, the Cardinal, of the Pine Grove High School, Pine Grove, Schuylkill […]
Pine Grove – Schneck Coal Company, 1958
A 1958 advertisement for the Thomas W. Schneck Coal Company, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. All Sizes of Coal Phones: Breaker, FI 5-6291; Residence, FI 5-6297 _____________________________________ From the 1958 […]
Richard Nolen – Recollections of 40 Years, 1825-1865 (6 of 7)
Part 6. From the Lykens Standard, 30 May 1902: RECOLLECTIONS OF 40 YEARS Regarding the Lykens Valley Coal Mines and Vicinity Adjacent BY RICHARD NOLEN, ESQ. Which first appeared in […]
Richard Nolen – Recollections of 40 Years, 1825-1865 (3 of 7)
Part 3. From the Lykens Standard, 9 May 1902: RECOLLECTIONS OF 40 YEARS Regarding the Lykens Valley Coal Mines and Vicinity Adjacent BY RICHARD NOLEN, ESQ. Which first appeared in […]
Richard Nolen – Recollections of 40 Years, 1825-1865 (2 of 7)
Part 2. From the Lykens Standard, 2 May 1902: RECOLLECTIONS OF 40 YEARS Regarding the Lykens Valley Coal Mines and Vicinity Adjacent BY RICHARD NOLEN, ESQ. Which first appeared in […]
Richard Nolen – Recollections of 40 Years, 1825-1865 (1 of 7)
Part 1. From the Lykens Standard, 25 April 1902: RECOLLECTIONS OF 40 YEARS Regarding the Lykens Valley Coal Mines and Vicinity Adjacent BY RICHARD NOLEN, ESQ. Which first appeared in […]