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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the mid-1700s, the earliest area anthracite mines offered secure employment for local residents. Nearly 250 years later, ...

Each January, Luzerne County honors its past with Anthracite Heritage Month, a time to reflect on the profound impact of anthracite coal mining on the region’s history, culture and people. For decades ...

POTTSVILLE — Duane Fegley, executive director of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Council, recently addressed members and guests of the Pottsville Rotary Club about PAC and the anthracite coal industry and ...

A public program hosted by EPCAMR and Earth Conservancy was held on Thursday in observance of Anthracite Mining History Month. Among the speakers was Ed Philbin, shown standing at the podium, of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MINERSVILLE — Local photographer and cultural historian Scott Herring, also known as “The Last Anthracite Photographer,” hosted an ...

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 ...

In the late 1700s to mid-1800s, coal miners worked in dim light, fueled at first by candles affixed to their heads, and later by whale’s oil lamps. Hundreds of years later, Underground Miners, a ...

Ernie Lucas walks past a coal buggy in the D & D anthracite coal mine, July 19, 2003, in Good Spring, Pa. This passage is 750 feet below the surface. A dwindling number of independent anthracite coal ...

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