Discover the story of the East Brookside Mine Disaster on August 2, 1913—the deadliest mining accident in Schuylkill County's history. Learn how a series of explosions at the East Brookside Colliery near Tower City, Pennsylvania, claimed 20 lives and impacted the entire Coal Region community. Explore the investigations that followed and the lasting effects on local mining practices. Read the full story.
Tower City was criticized as its volunteer air raid spotter tower was left unattended at key moments in the summer of 1942.
Private Harvey L. Adams was killed-in-action just hours after his son was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Ivan C. Lewis, a Pearl Harbor survivor from Tower City, Pennsylvania, narrowly escaped death in the 1941 attack only to later fall while serving as a tail gunner with the 8th Air Force in World War II. His B-17 was downed over Germany in 1943. Read the Full Story.
Women in the Schuylkill County community locked arms and blocked streets to prevent coal trucks from navigating the town's streets.
On March 1, 1977, water poured into the Porter Tunnel mine in western Schuylkill County. Emergency crews raced to the scene.
Civil War veterans in Tower City, PA were infuriated by an insulting story about them in a local newspaper. So they took action.
In December 1871, a devastating fire nearly claimed lives at the Kalmia Colliery in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Flames swept through the breaker, trapping miners and sparking rumors of arson by the Molly Maguires in this turbulent era of coal industry violence in Pennsylvania history. Read the Full Story.
In 1910, an epidemic of scarlet fever spun out of control in the Coal Region community of Lykens and left a trail of bodies in its wake.
A look at the perspectives of the mine workers of far western Schuylkill County as the 1902 coal strike began.