Lykens – Dumping Culm
An undated photo post card entitled “Dumping Culm,” at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Culm was the waste product from the mining operations in the anthracite region and for a long […]
The Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster, 1977 (3)
Articles from the West Schuylkill Herald, a weekly newspaper published in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, beginning March 17, 1977 and concluding March 31, 1977. The articles are related to […]
The Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster, 1977 (2)
The front page of the West Schuylkill Herald for March 10, 1977, a weekly newspaper published in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The articles in that paper are related to […]
The Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster, 1977 (1)
The front page of the West Schuylkill Herald for March 3, 1977, a weekly newspaper published in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The articles in that paper are related to […]
“The Shaker” – by George Tschamber of Williamstown
A photograph of a painting, “The Shaker,” by Williamstown artist George Tschamber. The image is of a coal breaker similar to those found in the anthracite region where Williamstown is […]
Three Arrested for Coal Theft at McClellan, 1931
In the same edition of the Elizabethville Echo in which the editor, Milton A. Miller flippantly dismissed African American criticisms to the radio show, Amos ‘n Andy, an article appeared […]
Bootleg Mining
A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was produced for the centennial celebration in 1968. Included was a section on the history of […]
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 […]