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Eckley Miners' Village in eastern Pennsylvania is an anthracite coal mining patch town located in Foster Township, Pennsylvania. Since 1970, Eckley has been owned and operated as a museum by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission .
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The first residents of Eckley were mostly English and Welsh immigrants who came from the mines in Great Britain. By the late 1850s and early 1860s, these miners were joined by groups of Irish farmers, who had immigrated to America after the devastating famine in their homeland.
Eckley Miners' Village near Weatherly, Luzerne County [3] The Museum of Anthracite Mining overlooking the community of Ashland in Schuylkill County [1] A few museum exhibits are also located at the companion Lackawana Coal Mine Tour.
Eckley Miners' Village: May 15, 2015 At site entrance, just off Eckley/Buck Mountain Rd. (SR 2051), Foster Twp. Roadside Coal, Labor, Motion Pictures & Television Edward A. Walsh (1881-1959) July 31, 2004: N. Main St. at Carey St., Plains
Location of Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Schuylkill County.. This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).
Location of Berks County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Berks County.. This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Berks County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).
Location of Fulton County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Fulton County.. This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Fulton County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).