Centralia (PA) (Images of America)
by Deryl B. Johnson
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Author: Deryl B. JohnsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09-27
ISBN: 0738536296
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
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Book Review: Coal mining memories
Summary: 5 Stars
Because I had been a coal miner in the Anthracite region,I still am interested in the coal region history and customs. I have also purchased a few other mining books on your website.
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Am still looking for info on mining tools , job descriptions and what tests a miner had to pass to get his miner's certificate.
Sincerely, Anthony Sharayko
Summary of Centralia (PA) (Images of America)
Centralia is the saga of a Pennsylvania community consumed by an underground mine fire. The town, founded in 1866, has often been embroiled in tragedy and controversy. Beginning with the infamous Molly Maguires, Centralia was confronted with the murder of its founder and an assault upon its Catholic priest, who cursed the town, saying, "One day this town will be erased from the face of the earth." Almost one hundred years later, a vein of coal that ran underneath the town caught fire and has burned since 1962. In the 1990s, the state of Pennsylvania declared eminent domain and forced most of the town's sixteen hundred residents to leave. Ten people remain in Centralia today. This book chronicles many of the images and stories from this fascinating and colorful Pennsylvania community.State & Local Books
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