Experience the thrill of exploring an underground coal mine in Pennsylvania, a bucket-list adventure full of history.

Coal and anthracite are synonymous with Northeast Pennsylvania, but when you think of a coal mine, you probably think of a dark, dingy cavern. But in reality, 9 ...

LANSFORD, Pa. — One festival brought all kinds of coal mining fun to Carbon County on Sunday. The 17th annual Coal Miners' Heritage Festival was held at the No.9 Coal Mine & Museum in Lansford. Folks ...

Girardville’s nearly 200-year history reads like a rollercoaster of ups and downs in the Schuylkill County anthracite region.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A new way of seeing the history of anthracite coal mining brought Pam Hummell of the Grove City Historical Society to the Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour in Scranton. "It was ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — The history of much of northeastern Pennsylvania is coming to life through artwork. An exhibit at the University of Scranton takes us to the time when coal was king. Jon Meyer got a ...

As part of the Anthracite Mining Heritage Month presentations, the Greater Pittston Historical Society proudly hosted “Historical Places, Historical Markers” on Jan. 12, at St. Joseph Marello Parish ...

Coal companies framed these changes as modern necessities. In 1929, the president of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company (P&RC&I) explained declining production not as a crisis of ...

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Just over $15 Million has been awarded to restore abandoned mine land in Pennsylvania, and just over half of that is going to Schuylkill County. The Pennsylvania ...

LANSFORD, Pa. — One festival brought all kinds of coal mining fun to Carbon County on Sunday. The 17th annual Coal Miners' Heritage Festival was held at the No.9 Coal Mine & Museum in Lansford. Folks ...