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The Archbald Draft Riot of September 1862

Posted on August 31, 2019August 30, 2019 by Jake Wynn

In September 1862, Irish immigrants living near Scranton rose up to resist efforts to enroll local men for the draft and service in the Civil War.

Posted in Civil War, Luzerne CountyTagged Archbald, Civil War, Coal Mining, Draft, Emancipation Proclamation, Immigration, Irish, Lackawanna County, Lackawanna River, Luzerne County, Newspaper, Race, Violence, Wyoming ValleyLeave a comment

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Remembering the Porter Tunnel Disaster today... On March 1, 1977, nine mineworkers were killed deep inside Porter Tunnel, an anthracite mine operated by the Kocher Coal Company on the outskirts of Tower City, Pennsylvania. Workers breached an old mine in the bowels of Big Lick Mountain, inundating the Porter Tunnel workings with millions of gallons of water, leaving 9 dead, 3 injured, and one man trapped. Ronald Adley survived the rush of water, but found his path to escape blocked by fallen rock. Adley was later rescued on March 6, 1977. An investigation found that maps of the adjacent workings were not accurate, something common in areas of the Coal Region that experienced bootleg mining starting in the 1930s. One of these workings had been accidentally ruptured, causing an inrush of water with incredible force that flooded out swaths of the mine. The bodies of all nine men were recovered in the weeks after the disaster. (Photograph: UPI, March 2, 1977) #CoalRegion #Pennsylvania #SchuylkillCounty #PennsylvaniaHistory #Coal #CoalMining #Anthracite #Mining
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