Pennsylvania Coal Town (1947), by Edward Hopperdoi:10.1097/00006123-200105000-00014NANeurosurgery
Erie:This town was named for the Erie Tribe, whose name means raccoon or wildcat. In fact, early maps show Lake Erie as the Lake of the Cat. Erie is in Erie County, Pennsylvania. If the locals had their way, they would have renamed the whole state Erie! Forest City:Located in Susque...
A disaster of another kind made Centralia, Pennsylvania, a ghost town. A coal seam fire that began under the town in 1962—and is still burning today—made the ground unstable and prone to collapse, with smoke seeping through cracks in the earth and sinkholes suddenly opening in the ground...
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aSamples from carbonaceous shale directly above the Bakers town coal, from a Pennsylvania corehole, were also tested during the preparation of this paper. 在本文的准备期间,样品从碳质的页岩直接地上面面包师镇煤炭,从宾夕法尼亚corehole,也被测试了。[translate]...
Centralia, Pennsylvania It's hard to believe that Centralia, Pennsylvania, once had a booming population of 1,000 people! Since 1962 though, it’s been declining rapidly as the coal fire burning underneath the entire town continues to spread. ...
Pennsylvania: Schuylkill County duckeesue // Shutterstock Pennsylvania: Schuylkill County - Share of homes built prewar: 43.4% - Total prewar homes: 24,657 Anthracite coal mining contributed to Schuylkill County's growth throughout the late 1800s and its decline. Companies brought in immigrant labor...
Even while attending Indiana University of Pennsylvania (then known as Indiana State Teachers College), and doing research for a paper called “A Walking Tour of Heilwood,” the significance of the town just didn’t hit me… until now!
Travelers looking to enjoy some shrimp can head to Toscano's Ristorante, Oliver A Bistro, or Marcellos Coal Fired Restaurant/Pizza. Otherwise, you may want to check out a Mexican restaurant such as Angie's Luncheonette. Enjoy your stay in Bordentown!
The Lattimer Massacre occurred in September of 1897 in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania. It has been described as the bloodiest massacre of the nineteenth century. In this event, a company-sponsored sheriff and a posse of local businessmen shot into a crowd of striking Eastern European...