Anthracite coal converted this region from agrarian to industrial. The discovery of hard coal — and the discovery by Jesse Fell of how to burn the stuff — spurred booms in the economy and ...

It was the work of George Luks, by that time a well-known American painter who considered the coal region his home. On Sept. 1 of that same year, a bitter strike began in the anthracite fields of ...

and the history and culture of the Anthracite Coal Region.” Greater Pittston Historical Society President Julio Caprari, Pittston, stated, “We will always do a presentation in January to ...

The European Union has agreed to give Moldova €30 million ($31 million) to help fund emergency gas deliveries to the ...

A new way of seeing the history of anthracite coal mining brought Pam Hummell of ... "They're in the bituminous region of the state, we're in the anthracite, but to have like-minded people sharing ...

The 100-foot behemoth stood tall, towering over ramshackle homes built on the backs of tens of thousands of anthracite miners — a reminder of their sacrifice that fueled an industrial revolution.

Carl Jr., Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, said the railroad is a critical asset to the region ... It also transports coal gondola cars from Reading Anthracite and Blaschak ...

Other Hispanic voters across Northeast Pennsylvania, who live and work in the hill towns that dot the former anthracite coal region, shifted Republican at double or triple the rate statewide.