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McAdoo race car driver killed in crash at New Jersey track – 1929

Posted on April 19, 2020April 18, 2020 by Jake Wynn

22-year-old John Rohrer was mortally injured in a violent wreck at the Woodbridge Speedway in October 1929.

Posted in Schuylkill CountyTagged 1929, Automobiles, Carbon County, Cars, Luzerne County, McAdoo, Racetrack, Racing, Schuylkill County, WeatherlyLeave a comment

“Miners at work” – Harper’s Weekly illustrations of the Coal Region from 1869

Posted on February 14, 2019February 11, 2019 by Jake Wynn

A Harper's Weekly artist documented work in an anthracite mine in Pennsylvania in 1869.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Coal RegionTagged 1869, Anthracite coal, Art, Carbon County, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Illustration, Luzerne County, McAdoo, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill CountyLeave a comment

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