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“This community sustains a great loss” – A fatal mine disaster in Wiconisco Township during the Civil War

Posted on February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 by Jake Wynn

On February 7, 1862, a roof collapsed inside the Short Mountain Colliery killing a respected miner and wounding several others.

Posted in Civil War, WiconiscoTagged 1862, Accident, Central Pennsylvania, Civil War, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Disaster, Featured, Industry, Labor, Lykens, Lykens Valley, Mine Accident, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Short Mountain, Short Mountain Coal Company, Wiconisco, Wiconisco Township, Williams ValleyLeave a comment

“A Shocking Mining Accident” in Williamstown, Pennsylvania – April 1872

Posted on April 24, 2017April 23, 2019 by Jake Wynn

"The excitement is great," reported the Lykens Register in April 1872. Williamstown Colliery had just experienced its deadliest accident to date.

Posted in Anthracite mining, WilliamstownTagged Accident, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Disaster, Mine Disaster, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Williams Valley, Williamstown, Williamstown CollieryLeave a comment

Sudden Death On The Road To Williamstown – January 1877

Posted on January 24, 2017January 11, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Drunken sleigh-riding not advised.

Posted in Williams Valley, WilliamstownTagged 1877, Accident, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Featured, Wiconisco, WilliamstownLeave a comment

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