Around the turn of the 20th century, about 2,000 people lived in Mahanoy Plane, in the shadow of the inclined railroad that hauled coal up Broad Mountain toward Frackville. Breakers, engine houses, and repair shops lined the tracks. What began as a railroad outpost became a bustling Coal Region village. Read the Full Story.
In 1965, photographer Jack Delano looked back on the many months he spent living in Pennsylvania’s Coal Region during the Great Depression, documenting abandoned mines, bootleggers, and families hanging on by a thread. His words add new depth to the images many of us know so well. Read the Full Story.
This journal documents a year of work at two anthracite collieries in Schuylkill County.
In 1879, John H. Gable of Shamokin, PA patented this oil-wick miner's cap lamp.