Using a magnifying glass, Ron Sadusky, of West Mahanoy Twp. looked at an old map of Schuylkill County. “I like history,” said ...
The 100-foot behemoth stood tall, towering over ramshackle homes built on the backs of tens of thousands of anthracite miners — a reminder of their sacrifice that fueled an industrial revolution.
Diamonds to the announcement by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission that Eckley Miners’ Village will get the overdue attention it deserves, this time focusing on the site’s coal breaker.
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission announced that Eckley Miners’ Village, a landmark patch town preserving the legacy of Pennsylvania’s Anthracite mining industry, will undergo a ...
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) on Wednesday announced that Eckley Miners’ Village — a landmark patch town preserving the legacy of Pennsylvania’s Anthracite mining industry — ...
One of the most well-maintained mining villages is in Pennsylvania. Visitors can view houses that date to the 1850s and learn ...
Over 100 years ago, the Ku Klux Klan embedded its roots in the Northeastern part of the United States. One of their targets ...