Doris Kearns Goodwin's book "Leadership in Turbulent Times" looks at Theodore Roosevelt and the 1902 coal strike.
Coal Region Books: Theodore Roosevelt’s leadership during the 1902 Coal Strike
A tribute to a Coal Region labor leader – John Siney
John Siney led the Workingmen's Benevolent Association in actions against coal operators in the 1860s and 1870s.
An 1872 description of the Brookside Colliery above Tower City
In a story published in 1872, a newspaper reporter documented extensive mining operations above Tower City, PA.
“Coal Castles” – Online resource links to images of Schuylkill County coal mines
Check out this compiled online list of Schuylkill County mining operations
“Miners at work” – Harper’s Weekly illustrations of the Coal Region from 1869
A Harper's Weekly artist documented work in an anthracite mine in Pennsylvania in 1869.
“Slated to go” – The end of the mine mule in the Coal Region
As anthracite mines became increasingly electrified, mine mules began to disappear from the Coal Region.
“Ice cream unrivaled” – How Yuengling survived Prohibition
A sweet desert helped save America's oldest brewery from disappearing during Prohibition.
Photographs: A colliery in Schuylkill County
Coal Region photographer A.M. Allen captured images of a colliery near Mahanoy City in the years after the Civil War.
Explore the George Bretz collection of Coal Region photography
A digital archive allows researchers to view hundreds of photographs taken in the Coal Region in the 19th century.
Video shows Brookside Colliery at work in early 20th century
Film from the early 20th century shows collieries above Tower City, Pennsylvania in full operation.
