Photograph of experts conferring on reforestation in the Coal Region | 1940

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Two experts confer about reforestation efforts in the Coal Region in 1940

In 1940, two experts stood atop a 25-year-old culm bank near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, discussing how to bring forests back to a landscape ravaged by mining. This striking photograph documents an era as reclamation efforts began in anthracite country. Read the full story.

Photograph shows a scarred landscape somewhere in Northeastern Pennsylvania | 1964

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A coal strip mine in Northeastern Pennsylvania in 1964

This stark photo from Northeastern Pennsylvania reveals the lasting impact of anthracite strip mining on the region’s terrain. Witness how centuries of digging for coal shaped an environment still recovering from the dramatic ups and downs of America’s Industrial Revolution. Read more of the story.