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 ...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A new way of seeing the history of anthracite coal mining brought Pam Hummell of the Grove City Historical Society to the Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour in Scranton. "It was ...

A memorial feature is also built to celebrate the area's mining history.

Learn how coal played a vital role in shaping the Utah we know today. The coal mining industry has been the backbone of rural parts of Utah for over a century. From extraction to refining, Utahns who ...

WELCH — Work is underway on a new attraction in McDowell County that will pay tribute to the region’s rich coal mining history. In keeping with the city of Welch’s “CoalTown USA” theme, the coal miner ...

Girardville’s nearly 200-year history reads like a rollercoaster of ups and downs in the Schuylkill County anthracite region.

Former coal communities face higher death rates from suicide, drugs and alcohol revealing lasting effects of industrial decline.

Emma Mihalko (center) was named the 2025 Bituminous Coal Queen this summer. The King Coal Show’s Battle of the Barrels pits local fire departments against each other in a friendly competition. For the ...

This Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend, at the Good Old Days Museum in Soddy Daisy, the emphasis is on local coal mining. The museum is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This is what made this entire area into ...

For over 100 years, Himler House stood on a hill overlooking Beauty, formerly Himlerville, in Martin County. Once the site of grand Christmas parties and banquets, the house was eventually abandoned ...