Locust Summit Train Yard, 1954
A 1954 photograph of the Locust Summit Train Yard, near Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican and Herald, October 7, […]
Lykens – Looking North to the Culm Banks
An undated, colorized post card view of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, looking north toward the culm banks of the mining operations. The houses in the foreground are not identified. ________________________________________ […]
Trevorton – Pay Day at the Stephens Colliery
An undated photograph of workers lining up to receive their pay at the Stephens Colliery, Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Scenes like this were repeated throughout the coal regions. The photo […]
Tremont Township’s Geography
A Pennsylvania Highway Map from 1930 showing the location of improved highways in the Tremont and Pine Grove areas of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The information presented below describes the improvements […]
Lykens Man Survived 24 Mine Accidents
LYKENS MAN WHO FIGURED IN 24 MINE ACCIDENTS STILL WORKING IN GARDENS Lewis E. Enders, 68, of Lykens, is about town doing his bit in the [1944] war effort by […]
Williamstown – Two Injured in Mine Cave-In, 1944
TWO MEN INJURED IN MINE CAVE-IN NEAR WILLIAMSTOWN, MONDAY Two Upper dauphin County coal miners were injured, one critically, in a mine cave-in near Williamstown late Monday afternoon. The men, […]
Williamstown – Summit Branch Breaker
An undated photograph of the Summit Branch Breaker, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Coal Castles – Henry Clay Colliery
From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: The Henry Clay Colliery was located south of Shamokin. The colliery was opened by a drift driven west […]