"Anthracite rallies" encouraged miners to produce more coal to help the American war effort in 1942.
War Department Film Highlights Coal Region’s Role in WWII | 1942
“Booming of Guns Stops and War Over” – Coal Region headlines on November 11, 1918 as World War I ended
On November 11, 1918, news of the armistice ending World War I reached Pennsylvania’s Coal Region, sparking joyous celebrations. As peace finally arrived after four brutal years, local headlines announced the end of the conflict, and parades filled the streets. Explore these historic Coal Region newspaper stories marking the conclusion of the Great War. Read the full story and the headlines.
Photographs from the 1930s show a ramshackle mining operation on outskirts of Mount Carmel
These 1938 photographs by Sheldon Dick show a landscape destroyed by mining and the efforts of local residents to survive the Great Depression.
A 1938 photograph shows desolate Coal Region landscape during the Great Depression
This photograph of Mount Carmel, PA in reveals the physical and economic gloom that hung over the anthracite coal fields during the 1930s.
“Don’t Congregate” – Police enforced social distancing in Mt. Carmel in 1918
The full force of the law was used in Mount Carmel to enforce social distancing during 1918 influenza pandemic.
The Coal Region on D-Day – June 6, 1944
On this anniversary of D-Day, we are remembering how the Pennsylvania home front marked the historic moment.