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 Miners’ Village in Pennsylvania feels like stepping into a piece of living history. It’s a small place tucked deep in ...

Completion of reclamation of a former coal mining site dating to the 1870s in North Scranton will allow for commercial or industrial development on a vacant 8-acre segment, according to a public ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Workers inspect coal cars at St. Nicholas in 1933. 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 ...

A regional observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month will take place in January. A variety of programs will be featured in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazle Twp., Ashley, Plymouth, Pittston, ...

Mar. 11—Two congressmen from different parties and different sides of Pennsylvania called for renewing a fund to reclaim coal land. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, said businesses open on land ...