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The Long Depression

One Year in Hell: The Aftermath of the 1877 Lykens Mine Fire

Posted on July 20, 2017April 5, 2019 by Jake Wynn

In Lykens, Pennsylvania the year 1877 was spent in economic desperation after a devastating mine fire.

Posted in Coal Region, LykensTagged 1877, anthracite, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Lykens, Lykens Mine Fire, Mine Accident, Mine Fire, Pennsylvania, Short Mountain, Short Mountain Colliery, The Long Depression, Wiconisco, Williams Valley5 Comments

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