MAHANOY CITY, Pa. (AP) — When coal was king, its castle was the breaker — an imposing fortress that crushed, washed and sized billions of tons of Pennsylvania anthracite for use in factories, ...

ECKLEY — The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) on Wednesday announced that Eckley Miners’ Village — a landmark patch town preserving the legacy of Pennsylvania’s Anthracite mining ...

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission recently announced that Eckley Miners’ Village in Weatherly will undergo a large-scale, multi-phased project to construct a new breaker on site. The new ...

A printed sheet provided at the meeting shows a Google Maps view of the land Swoyersville intends to use as a recreational space. SWOYERSVILLE — Plans for a new park in Swoyersville with land donated ...

For decades, the Huber Breaker towered over Pennsylvania’s coal region as one of the most advanced coal processing plants in the world. Built in 1939, the massive structure could process thousands of ...

These photos document the working conditions, routines, and daily realities of early coal mining communities. Long before modern machinery and safety standards, miners of all ages worked in difficult ...

MAHANOY CITY, Pa. — When coal was king, its castle was the breaker — an imposing fortress that crushed, washed and sized billions of tons of Pennsylvania anthracite for use in factories, foundries and ...