In November 1846, the Miners’ Journal of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, reported on a series of improvements at David G. Yuengling’s Eagle Brewery on Mahantongo Street.

The article describes Yuengling “digging into the hill” behind his brewery. That phrase points to the tunnels coal miners carved beneath the property in the early 1840s for cold storage.

The tunnels were just one of several projects the newspaper highlighted:

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Yuengling’s New Brewery

For several years, our friend Mr. Yuengling has been engaged in digging into the hill back of his old establishment in Mahantongo Street for the purpose of making new additions and improvements.

The work has gone on gradually until he has erected one of the largest steam breweries in the State, and recently he has put up a new three story brick building in front of his works, which is quite an improvement to the neighborhood.

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The featured image above is an 1840s illustration of the Eagle Brewery, from the Yuengling collection, that shows the new three-story brick building described in the Miners’ Journal.

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