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Empire Mine Fire

“A Blazing Coal Mine” – Susan Dickinson’s account of the 1870s Empire Mine Fire

Posted on March 27, 2019February 6, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Writer Susan Dickinson provided the New York Herald with vivid updates of the 1874 Empire Mine Fire.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Luzerne CountyTagged 1874, anthracite, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Empire Mine Fire, Luzerne County, Mine Fire, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Susan Dickinson, Writer1 Comment

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