It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become big business. Investors like ...

Did you know the man that is responsible for the creation of Black History Month once worked and lived near the New River ...

Coal mining in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau dates back to at least the mid-1800s. By 1920, the industry here was in its prime, hastened by railroads that could carry the cheap fuel out of ...

Coal mines were opened in the north of England ... There were huge transport changes in the 1700s and 1800s. Richard Arkwright was a wig maker. While travelling the country he saw the benefits ...

It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become ... was part of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month, a 15-day series of lectures throughout Northeast ...