Historical & Preservation Links
- Historical & Preservation
- Anthracite Heritage Museum
Located in McDade Park in Scranton, PA, the Museum…
- Anthracite History of the DL&W
A self guided tour of several historical points of…
- Anthracite Living History Group
Welcome to the Home of The Anthracite Living Histo…
- Black Diamonds
Experience Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Mining Herita…
- Coal Mine History of Old Forge Pa
Dedicated to all the men and boys who gave their l…
- Eckley Miners Village
Eckley is one of the hundreds of company mining to…
- Electric City Trolley Museum
A volunteer non-profit group that supports the act…
- Historic Map Works for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Historical Maps and Atlases
- Historical Coal Mine Disasters in the Anthracite Region
U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Ad…
- History of Anthracite Coal Mining
Mine Safety and Health Administration District 1 -… Mine Safety and Health Administration District 1 -…
- Huber Breaker Preservation Society
The website for the Huber Breaker Preservation Society.
- Mines at Jeddo, Ebervale, Harleigh, Milnesville – NY Times 1865
A description of the mines in the Jeddo Basin for 1865. A reporter recorded his travels in the early anthracite coal mining era.
- Mining Songs from the Historical Society of PA
five mining songs, and a description of them.
- My Coal Country, People Defining Their Place
A Community Photographic Project that began in ear…
- Operation Scarlift
Operation Scarlift Reports by PA DEP
- PA Annual Reports on Mining Activities
Historical Mining Activities from 1870 to present …
- Pennsylvania's Northern Anthracite Coal Field 1870 – 1970
In an effort to understand the anthracite mining operations of Northeast Pennsylvania, numerous attempts were made to locate an A-Z encyclopedic reference only to find that no compilations existed other than the annual reports issued by the Pennsylvania D
- Pioneer Tunnel
May 1963, Pioneer Tunnel Ashland, PA, which ceased…
- Popalis Family History, Shenandoah Gallery
Contains several images of mining and historical s…
- Scranton Iron Furnace
Description, History, Pictures and Directions to t…
- Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL) -…
TRAIL is a Greater Western Library Alliance initia…
- The North-East United States Historical Geographic…
Electronic Atlases, Reference E-Books and Digital …
- The Payer Page, PA Coal Region Commentary
Opinions, Comments Recollections on the Anthracite…
- TRAIL Collection from University of Hawaii at Manoa
Various Bureau of Mines Reports and other old U.S. agency reports
- Underground Miners
The Official Page For Abandoned Coal Mine Research…
- Welcome to the Coal Region!
This web site is a collection of nostalgia and reg…