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Fuel for Union victory – An 1861 U.S. Navy contract for anthracite coal

Posted on March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Pennsylvania anthracite became the exclusive fuel source for the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.

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