The Gordon Plane
A photograph of the Gordon Plane, Gordon, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, believed to have been taken in the late 1880s. The plane was used to hoist coal cars. The individuals pictured […]
Mines Closed to Allow Men to Attend Gratz Fair, 1913
Mines Closed to Allow Men to Visit Gratz Fair Special to the Telegraph Wiconisco, Pennsylvania, 19 September [1913] — Thursday being the most important day of the week for Gratz […]
William Richards (1917-1954) – Veteran Died From Independent Mining Accident
FATALLY INJURED IN MINE ACCIDENT William Richards, 31, of Sheridan, was fatally injured when caught in a fall of rock at an independent mine operation near Williamstown last Friday afternoon. […]
Short Mountain Colliery Operations Area, 1893
A cut from a 1893 topographical map showing the area of operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company (Short Mountain Colliery) at Bear Gap, Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Short Mountain Colliery Operations Area, 1892
A cut from a 1892 topographical map showing the area of operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company (Short Mountain Colliery) at Bear Gap, Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Short Mountain Colliery Operations, 1943
A cut from a 1943 topographical map showing the area of operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company (Short Mountain Colliery) at Bear Gap, Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Short Mountain Colliery Operations Area, 2016
A cut from a 2016 topographical map showing the area of operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company (Short Mountain Colliery) at Bear Gap, Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Short Mountain Colliery – Shop Building, 2016
A 2016 photograph of the only surviving major building from the coal mining operations at the Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, north of Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The […]