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Anthracite Collieries and Railroads of the Western Middle Field by Scott Hemenwa
Anthracite Collieries and Railroads of the Western Middle Field by Scott Hemenway
Hard Cover w/ Dust Jacket
216 pages
Copyright 2008 Reflections from the lights on some photos.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION8
CHAPTER 1Beginnings of an Industry 1820-1840 11
CHAPTER 2Transportation and Rapid Growth 1850-187025
CHAPTER 3The Railroads Take Control 1870-190051
CHAPTER 4Zenith and Then Decline 1900-193055
CHAPTER 5The Mining of Anthracite 59
CHAPTER 6Preparation of Anthracite79
CHAPTER 7Collieries of the Western Middle Field 109
APPENDIX AAnthracite Production: 1820 thru 2001198
APPENDIX BLargest Producing Collieries of the Western Middle Field 204
APPENDIX CMining Accidents in the Western Middle Field: 1869 thru 1947206
GLOSSARY207
BIBLIOGRAPHY213
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
The anthracite coal industry revolutionized the way America developed from the 1830's through the early part of the twentieth century. It was key to the running of the industrial revolution that swept the country in the late nineteenth century. The discovery of anthracite worked hand in hand with the invention of the steam engine, the development of railroads, and the production of iron to change America from an agriculturally based economy to the largest industrial nation in the world. From its humble beginnings as a fuel that would not ignite, to becoming the fuel of the industrial revolution, anthracite changed the wilderness region of eastern Pennsylvania into one of economic boom.
The anthracite industry, which saw its zenith at the turn of the twentieth century, has gradually declined to its present day status. This book explores the history of the development of the Western Middle Field of the Pennsylvania anthracite region during its heyday from the 1830's to the 1930's. It takes a look at the mineral wealth, the collieries, and the railroads that served the region. It also explores how anthracite was removed from the ground, and made ready for market use.
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