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Avondale – The Coal Region’s deadliest mining disaster

Posted on March 4, 2019May 12, 2019 by Jake Wynn

The Avondale Mine Disaster of September 6, 1869 killed 108 miners and 2 volunteer rescuers.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Coal RegionTagged 1869, anthracite, Avondale, Avondale Disaster, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Disaster, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Plymouth, Workingmen's Benevolent Association2 Comments

A tribute to a Coal Region labor leader – John Siney

Posted on February 22, 2019March 11, 2019 by Jake Wynn

John Siney led the Workingmen's Benevolent Association in actions against coal operators in the 1860s and 1870s.

Posted in Coal Region, Organized LaborTagged Avondale, Coal Region, John Siney, Labor, Organized Labor, Schuylkill County, St. Clair, Strike, Union, Workingmen's Benevolent Association2 Comments

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This weekend marks the 115th anniversary of Dauphin County’s deadliest mine disaster. On May 25, 1904, ten workers were killed inside the Susquehanna Coal Company’s Williamstown Colliery when toxic fumes from locomotives gathered inside Williamstown Tunnel. This photograph shows the north portal of the tunnel; the disaster took place several hundred feet inside the mine. Click the link in my profile to learn more and join me in remembering the men who were lost. #AmericanHistory #Coal #CoalMining #CoalRegion #Pennsylvania #CentralPA
Had the honor to meet Chef José Andrés at @ClaraBartonMSO this afternoon! Chatted about Clara Barton and chef’s humanitarian efforts around the world.
Had the chance to experience something pretty incredible todaythanks to my friend Peter. Toured Blair House and communed with history in the room where Preston Blair and Abraham Lincoln had strategy chats during the Civil War.
On this Mother's Day, I am remembering the remarkable sacrifice of a mother from Port Carbon. Agnes Allison sent four sons from their adopted home in Schuylkill County to fight for the Union Army in the Civil War. All four - Alexander, George, James and John - were killed in action. In July 1908, the citizens of Port Carbon dedicated a monument to "Mother Allison" in the town's Presbyterian Cemetery. She entered the pantheon of American history as one of the rare mothers who lost multiple sons in service to the United States. For more stories like this, click the link in my profile #CivilWar #AmericanCivilWar #AmericanHistory #SchuylkillCounty #CoalRegion
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