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Violence in the Coal Region and the Molly Maguire conspiracy theory
An 1873 letter in the Boston Globe exhibits many signs of a Molly Maguire conspiracy theory in the Coal Region.
Port Carbon’s Soldiers Monument – Dedication on July 4, 1906
Port Carbon's Civil War monument was dedicated on July 4, 1906 to much fanfare.
A Confederate proposal to invade and burn the Coal Region in the summer of 1863
The Richmond Whig told its readers that Lee had a plan to enter Pennsylvania's Coal Region during his 1863 invasion.
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
