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U.S. Navy admiral: anthracite coal won the Civil War

Posted on March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 by Jake Wynn

In 1906, Admiral Robley D. Evans declared anthracite coal a vital strategic resource and used the Civil War as an example.

Posted in anthracite, Civil WarTagged 19th Century, anthracite, Anthracite coal, Civil War, Coal Region, Fort Fisher, Magazine, Navy, Pennsylvania, Robley D. Evans, U.S. Navy1 Comment

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