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Oct. 29—ASHLAND — Hundreds flocked to Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train's first-ever "Pioneer Bash" on Sunday and got a taste of what the attraction's new business manager has to offer ...
The mine was extended to the south side of Mount Washington by 1861, and used as part of a system to transport coal from mines along the Saw Mill Run valley to Pittsburgh, [5] connecting with the 850 feet (260 m) Mt. Washington Coal Incline. The lease to the tunnel was purchased by the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad from Mrs. Mary Anne ...
The mine will open for tours on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free. The nonprofit Underground Miners organization of anthracite coal mine ...
Underground mining previously took place in the area where the Stellarton pit was located [3] and occasionally remnants of the abandoned tunnels from underground mining could be seen on the pit walls while the mine was still in operation. [2] In 2022 Pioneer Coal ceased actively mining in Stellarton and began reclamation work on the now former ...
In 1903, the Continental Coal Company opened the Lackawanna Coal Mine. [1] After operating for more than half a century, this mine was closed in 1966 and lay abandoned until 1978. That year, the mine was converted to a museum, supported by $2.5 million in U.S. federal government funding. Restoration included the removal of debris, the laying of ...
Aug. 29—ASHLAND — The memory of the late Frank J. Staudenmeier was honored Tuesday by friends, family members and colleagues at an expansive ceremony at Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train.
About 1806, Abijah Smith came to Plymouth from Derby, Connecticut, intending to mine, ship, and sell coal.Smith and Lewis Hepburn, his business partner, bought a 75-acre plot (Lots 45 and 46 on the Plymouth Township Warranty Map) on the east side of Coal Creek, and in the fall of 1807, Smith floated an ark down the Susquehanna River loaded with about fifty tons of anthracite coal, shipping it ...
The tunnel runs between Audenried Mine and the watershed of Catawissa Creek. [3] It is filled with debris and the air inside the tunnel is not breathable. The tunnel roughly follows the synclinal axis of the coal basin it is in. [2] The tunnel drains the Jeansville Coal Basin, which is located between Hazleton and McAdoo. [3]