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1872

Advertisements for businesses in and around Lykens, Pennsylvania – February 1872

Posted on February 23, 2021February 18, 2021 by Jake Wynn

These newspaper ads appeared in the Lykens Register in February 1872.

Posted in Lykens, Williams ValleyTagged 1872, Advertisement, Business, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Economy, February, Lykens, Lykens Register, Newspaper, PennsylvaniaLeave a comment

Hazleton resident abducted by the Coal and Iron Police – 1872

Posted on June 23, 2019June 24, 2019 by Jake Wynn

A Coal and Iron Police agent arrested a Hazleton resident under murky circumstances in September 1872

Posted in Coal Region, HazletonTagged 1872, Coal and Iron Police, Coal Region, Hazleton, Labor, Luzerne County, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Wilkes-BarreLeave a comment

An 1872 description of the Brookside Colliery above Tower City

Posted on February 20, 2019February 13, 2019 by Jake Wynn

In a story published in 1872, a newspaper reporter documented extensive mining operations above Tower City, PA.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Tower CityTagged 1872, anthracite, Brookside Colliery, Coal, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Tower CityLeave a comment

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