Coal Castles – The Lincoln Colliery
From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: Located north of Lorberry Gap and west of Lower Rausch Creek, this colliery was one […]
John Workman – Killed in the Mines, 1871
The following article appeared in the Upper Dauphin Register in August 1871, and was reprinted in the Harrisburg Telegraph of August 14, 1871: UPPER END AFFAIRS — The Upper Dauphin […]
Importance of Coal in Tower City Area, 1968
A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was produced for the centennial celebration in 1968. Included was a story on the development of […]