Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Luzerne C: Wilkes-Barre, PA: 1865-1968 Pine Ridge Colliery in Miners Mills

(Satellite, "The Colliery was located at the intersection of Mayock and Brazil St in Miners-Mills and stretched along Mayock to the intersection with Finn St." [UndergroundMiners_PineRidge])

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]

Wyoming Valley Anthracite Coal Mining posted
Pine Ridge in 1939

Wyoming Valley Anthracite Coal Mining posted
Old Pine Ridge
 
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Hudson Coal Company, May 1, 1936

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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