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Empire Mine Fire

“A Blazing Coal Mine” – Susan Dickinson’s account of the 1874 Empire Mine Fire

Posted on March 27, 2019April 26, 2019 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, WriterLeave a comment

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Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to this incredible guy

Very excited to see one of my favorite #WW2 aircraft at the air show in Reading. I always enjoyed reading about the B-24 Liberator and their crews. Fantastic to see it roar by us during the show.

On the morning of June 6, 1944, residents of communities across #Pennsylvania’s #CoalRegion awoke to the news that Allied forces had landed in Normandy. They responded with hope, excitement, meditation, and prayer. They quietly gathered in churches, synagogues, and other quiet places to contemplate the meaning of this historic event. Click the link in my profile to read accounts of #DDay on the Pennsylvania home front. (Photos: women gather at a church in Scranton to pray on D-Day and American infantry lands on the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944) #DDay75 #WorldWar2 #WW2

Made a stop to see Rich and experience the extremely moving Flight 93 National Memorial this afternoon under an ominous sky.

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