The Richmond Whig told its readers that Lee had a plan to enter Pennsylvania's Coal Region during his 1863 invasion.
A Confederate proposal to invade and burn the Coal Region in the summer of 1863
Baseball game settled score between colliery engineers in Williams Valley
In July 1906, engineers from rival coal mines played for bragging rights in northern Dauphin County.
Hazleton resident abducted by the Coal and Iron Police | 1872
A Coal and Iron Police agent arrested a Hazleton resident under murky circumstances in September 1872
“The hour of doom” – The Molly Maguire executions in Pottsville on June 21, 1877
A vivid account of the execution of six "Molly Maguires" at Pottsville on June 21, 1877
Response to our post about Centralia and its possible future
A look at some of the responses to our post about Centralia and its possible future
“The lonely valley was alive with workers” – The Mahanoy Valley in 1874
A newspaper correspondent gives a history of the mining industry in northern Schuylkill County.
Fire in 1900 spelled doom for a newspaper in Lykens
Fire swept through Lykens in December 1900 and destroyed the offices of the town's oldest newspaper
Footage captures the damage and destruction caused by 1972 flood
Footage captures the devastation caused by the 1972 flood near Wilkes-Barre.
“A reign of lawlessness” – A violent week in Schuylkill County in 1870
In April 1870, a widespread outbreak of violence across Schuylkill County shocked residents
A Coal Region soldier’s jump into Holland during Operation Market Garden in 1944
Private Jack S. Robins jumped into Holland on September 17, 1944 with the 101st Airborne Division