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| Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum posted Pine Ridge Colliery Breaker formerly located in Miners Mills Section of Wilkes-Barre. Mining at the site began around 1865 and continued until 1968. By the mid 1950's coal from the site was transported to the Marvine Breaker for processing. [Another exposure via Capt'n_Clint's_breakers and UndergroundMiners_PineRidge] |
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| Wyoming Valley Anthracite Coal Mining posted Pine Ridge in 1939 |
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| Wilkes-BarrĂ© Preservation Society posted On This Day in Wilkes‑Barre History — January 8, 1915: Coal under the City of Wilkes‑Barre was officially assessed at $15,259,507 — not the value of mined coal, but the taxable worth of the still‑in‑place anthracite seams beneath the city. By 1915, coal remained the backbone of the region’s economy, and companies were aggressively valuing their underground reserves. Adjusted for inflation, that assessment represents hundreds of millions of dollars today, a reminder of how deeply Wilkes‑Barre’s wealth — and its political influence — were tied to what lay below its streets. Pictured: The South Wilkes‑Barre Coal Breaker, located near South Main Street and owned and operated by the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company. The Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company was a subsidiary of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. |
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| Wyoming Valley Anthracite Coal Mining posted Old Pine Ridge |
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| hagley Hudson Coal Company, May 1, 1936 |
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| CoalPail |
They removed the coal processing structures and built homes on the land. [IronMiners]
39:53 video (I didn't watch it past the information at the beginning.)






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