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Brookside Colliery

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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