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 — 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 ...

Diamonds to the announcement by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission that Eckley Miners’ Village will get the overdue attention it deserves, this time focusing on the site’s coal breaker.

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The Huber Breaker in Ashley, Pennsylvania, was once one of the most advanced coal processing plants in America, towering 11 stories and capable of handling nearly 7,000 tons of anthracite per day.

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 ...

SCRANTON — 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 ...

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 ...