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A colorized postcard of the Glen Burn Colliery at Shamokin

Posted on November 7, 2020November 6, 2020 by Jake Wynn

We recently acquired this colorized postcard of the Glen Burn Colliery near Shamokin

Posted in Coal Region, ShamokinTagged 20th Century, Anthracite coal, Anthracite mining, Coal, Coal Region, Colliery, Glen Burn Colliery, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Railroad, Postcard, Shamokin, Susquehanna Coal Company, Susquehanna Collieries CompanyLeave a comment

A rare photograph of Shamokin’s East End in the 19th century

Posted on October 20, 2020October 19, 2020 by Jake Wynn

We recently acquired a new image of this Coal Region community in Northumberland County.

Posted in Northumberland County, ShamokinTagged 1870s, 19th Century, Coal Region, Collection, Image, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Photograph, Photography, ShamokinLeave a comment

An artist’s view of the village of Shamokin in 1851

Posted on August 22, 2020August 12, 2020 by Jake Wynn

James Fuller Queen sketched Shamokin at a key moment in the history of the Northumberland County community.

Posted in Coal Region, ShamokinTagged 1851, Art, Artwork, Coal Region, Illustration, James Fuller Queen, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, ShamokinLeave a comment

“Due for a comeback?” – An address on the Coal Region on eve of Great Depression

Posted on March 31, 2020March 30, 2020 by Jake Wynn

Mining engineer Max Fredericks gave a prediction of a bright future for the anthracite industry the day before the stock market collapsed.

Posted in Coal Region, ShamokinTagged 1920s, 1929, anthracite, Coal, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Depression, Economy, Great Depression, Newspaper, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Shamokin, SpeechLeave a comment

The Shamokin Uprising – July 25, 1877

Posted on July 24, 2019July 22, 2019 by Jake Wynn

On July 25, 1877, more than 1,000 workers marched in Shamokin. They were shot down by a local militia.

Posted in Coal Region, ShamokinTagged 1877, Coal Region, Great Railroad Strike, Newspaper, Northern Central Railroad, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Shamokin, Shamokin Uprising1 Comment

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