LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Pieces of history on the move to Scranton's McDade Park. These artifacts all came from what's left of the Moffat Coal Breaker, an important part of Lackawanna County's coal ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) – Coal was a source of energy and mining coal in Pennsylvania dates back to the 1700s and was used for power, to heat homes, and to produce steel. Pennsylvania played a huge role ...

LANSFORD, Pa. — One festival brought all kinds of coal mining fun to Carbon County on Sunday. The 17th annual Coal Miners' Heritage Festival was held at the No.9 Coal Mine & Museum in Lansford. Folks ...

LANSFORD, Pa. — Massive hunks of metal at the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum are blades to gigantic fans, which were crucial in helping keep miners safe in the late 1800s. "Their whole function is mine ...

When it went into operation in March 1931, the St. Nicholas breaker outside Mahanoy City was one of the largest processors of anthracite coal in the world. State-of-the-art technology, it was capable ...

As part of the Anthracite Mining Heritage Month presentations, the Greater Pittston Historical Society proudly hosted “Historical Places, Historical Markers” on Jan. 12, at St. Joseph Marello Parish ...

It seems like I have written this before. In a way, I did. In February 2015, I wrote a column about some of the tall tales that my maternal grandfather, William J. Webb, related about his experience ...

Continuing a tradition that started in 1953, the King Coal Show will bring people from the area to celebrate Southwestern Pennsylvania’s coal mining history. This is the 70th year for the annual ...

Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...