Industrialist Henry Thomas worked with infamous Pennsylvania politicians to develop the coal trade in Williams Valley during the Civil War.
“Very Profitable and Productive”- Developing Williams Valley’s Anthracite Mines During the Civil War
Facing the dangers of early coal mining in Pennsylvania’s Williams Valley
Work in the anthracite mines of Eastern Pennsylvania ranks among the deadliest jobs in American history.
Massive explosion near Williamstown smashed buildings, jolted residents awake in November 1900
The accidental explosion in Bear Valley, in Schuylkill County, could be heard as far away as Harrisburg.
An 1862 letter reveals Simon Cameron’s connection to the coal industry in upper Dauphin County
The disgraced Secretary of War often invested in industrial ventures in Pennsylvania.
