Lewis LeMasters recalls the story of local heroes who rescued four trapped miners in 1856

On April 25, 1856, a coal mine in Harrison Township collapsed. Because they were working near the mine's entrance, 16 of the ...

'I'll never forget the day 80 men died in the mine'

Dennis Smedley, 101, is thought to be the last surviving employee who worked at Creswell Colliery when 80 men died during an underground fire at the pit's main trunk conveyor transfer point on 26 ...
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Project showcasing historic mine fans nears completion in Carbon County

LANSFORD, Pa. — The No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Lansford takes people back in time to the days of the coal industry. "This is what built northeastern PA. Had coal not been discovered, it would have ...

PSU Fayette seeks new home for 'family history' of artifacts at coal and coke center

In the basement of the library at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus a few miles north of Uniontown, sits one of the ...

Pit-folk and Peers: 'I've spent my career researching coal mining communities, now I've written about my hometown pit village of Fryston'

David Waddington has spent years researching the mining industry and coal communities. Now he’s written a history of the pit ...