Coal Castles – Beechwood Colliery (1832-1913)
An undated photograph of an early Philadelphia Coal & Iron Company locomotive that was used to shift cars around a coal breaker. From a series of articles that appeared in […]
Coal Castles – Pine Forest Colliery (1840-1898)
A photograph from the 1880s showing a mule being loaded on a wooden car to be transported from the breaker into the mines at the Pine Forest Colliery. From a […]
Coal Castles – Mahanoy City Colliery (1860-1953)
A photograph taken around 1932 of the Mahanoy City Colliery, showing breaker, wash house, coal pockets and locomotive house. The tipple is on the right and the rock line is […]
Coal Castles – North Mahanoy Colliery (1858-1935)
An undated photograph showing the North Mahanoy Colliery Breaker at the top center, the inclined plane, and the wash house. A lower left is a huge ventilating fan, and the […]
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 […]