Today, Colver stands as a living testament to its industrial past, its original layout embodying the spirit of an era that powered a nation. While the coal mine has closed, the town's history is preserved, captivating those who seek to understand America's rich industrial heritage. Colver's...
TheSouthern Coal Regionis centered around Shenandoah, a town that used to be known as "Vilnius of America" in the early 20th century. The area is important not only to the Lithuanian-American history but to Lithuanian history as a whole: in Shenandoah, the world's first Lithuanian novel was...
this feature documentary is rolled up into one story and focuses on the history of the town, the tourists it allures, the alleged curse that was placed on the town, the people who lived in it when it was thriving, the lawsuit that was won by the few remaining residents, the coal compan...
Casner N. A. (1994). Acid water: a history of coal mine pollution in Western Pennsylvania, 1880-1950. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University; PhD thesisCasner N. A. (1994). Acid water: a history of coal mine pollution in Western Pennsylvania, 1880–1950. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie ...
Kashatus. Diamonds in the Coalfields: 21 Remarkable Baseball Players, Managers, and Umpires from Northeast Pennsylvania . Jefferson NC: McFarland, 2002. 173 pp. Paper, $24.95. _/bibliographic _text Diamonds in the Coalfields presents... T Strecker - 《Nine A Journal of Baseball History & ...
Historically, the state was home to many of the Northeast's most revered classic railroads, particularly the anthracite roads being that the coal was predominantly located in Pennsylvania.HistoryToday, the Keystone State offers everything from numerous main lines that see dozens of hotshot trains dail...
Explore history from Pennsylvania’s Coal Region and beyond with Jake Wynn, a public historian passionate about sharing stories from the past.
WPCAMR works with watershed volunteers, technical remediation experts, and government agencies to reclaim lands and streams polluted by historic coal mining in Western Pennsylvania. A coalition of 24 county conservation districts, WPCAMR's efforts expand into areas where reclamation is limited, showing ...
In the mid-1930s reports were accumulating from the British coalfields, particularly from the anthracite area of South Wales, that coal face workers suffer... P.,D'ARCY,HART - 《Social History of Medicine》 被引量: 6发表: 1998年 Trends in pneumoconiosis mortality and morbidity for the Unite...
County QuickFacts:CensusBureau Quick Facts Monroe County History Created on April 1, 1836, from parts of Northampton and Pike Counties and named for President James Monroe. Stroudsburg, the county seat, was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1815, and named for Jacob Stroud, a settler....