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“Coal is gonna be king”

Posted on December 15, 2018December 17, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Reactions to a December 2018 story about a new coal mine in Schuylkill County.

Posted in Coal Region, ReflectionTagged anthracite, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Mahanoy City, Reflection, Schuylkill CountyLeave a comment

A Civil War officer’s grisly amputation at Spotsylvania Court House on May 10, 1864

Posted on May 10, 2018March 24, 2021 by Jake Wynn

Captain Edwin L. Severn lost his right arm at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on May 10, 1864.

Posted in 96th Pennsylvania, Civil WarTagged 1864, 96th Pennsylvania, Amputation, Civil War, Civil War Medicine, Coal Region, D.W. Bland, Mahanoy City, Medicine, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia4 Comments

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