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

Anthracite coal converted this region from agrarian to industrial. The discovery of hard coal — and the discovery by Jesse Fell of how to burn the stuff — spurred booms in the economy and population.

The anthracite coal companies are to meet to-day to consider the question of making up a combination without the Pennsylvania Railroad. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Anthracite coal was discovered in Pennsylvania soon after the settlement of the Wyoming Valley, but its first practical use was by Obediah Grose in his blacksmith's shop in the year 1768.

The West Pittston Historical Society (WPHS), in recognition of Anthracite Heritage Month, presented “Local Anthracite Mining ...

In October 1925, the Pottsville Free Public Library was turned into an art gallery with an exhibit dedicated to life in the ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is ready to supply coal for the operation of thermal power plants in ...

Krasnoselsky made the statement on Jan. 27, calling Ukraine’s proposal a “speculative option.” He noted that the power plant ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposal to start supplying Ukrainian coal for electricity generation to Transnistria is ...

Jan. 19 — An Afternoon of Anthracite Region Music; Performers: Don Shappelle and the Pickups, Coal Mining Songs; Doug Smith, Jimmy Waitlich, Tom Hamilton, and R. J. Kennedy Band, Contemporary ...

Jan. 19 — An Afternoon of Anthracite Region Music; Performers: Don Shappelle and the Pickups, Coal Mining Songs; Doug Smith, Jimmy Waitlich, Tom Hamilton, and R. J. Kennedy Band, Contemporary ...