Anthracite Mines

Anthracite Mines


Reading RR Frackville Branch Looking North from St. Clair

Outside View


Potts Mine drainage

Potts - Acid Mine Drainage


Collapsed Shaft of Potts Mine

Potts - Acid Mine Drainage


Merrian Slope Hoist Motor

Merrian Slope Hoist Motor


Merrian Slope Hoist Controls

Merrian Slope Hoist Controls


Merrian Slope

Merrian Slope - 1919


East Ridge Colliery Slope 2

East Ridge Colliery Slope 2


Foundation North of St. Clair

Foundation North of St. Clair


Main Buck Slope Hoist Remains

Main Buck Slope Hoist Remains


Main Buck Slope 1910 Date Stone

Main Buck Slope Date Stone


Looking South into St. Clair from Broad Mountain

Looking South into St. Clair from Broad Mountain


Former Location of Herbine Coal Conveyor

Former Location of Herbine Coal Conveyor


Conveyor Remains

Conveyor Remains


Damp Airflow from Herbine Shaft

Herbine Shaft


Herbine Shaft

Herbine Shaft


Oak Hill Colliery Shaft

Oak Hill Colliery Shaft


Heckshersville Freight Station - Reading RR

Heckshersville Freight Station - Reading RR


Bootleg Hoist House

Bootleg Hoist House


Bootleg Drift Entrance

Bootleg Drift Entrance


Bootleg Air Fan Engine

Bootleg Air Fan Engine


Bootleg Air Hole

Bootleg Air Hole


Bootleg Air Fan

Bootleg Air Fan


More Information

Continuity and Decline in the Anthracite Towns of Pennsylvania, Bucknell Univ. [PDF]
Anthracite Coal Mines and Mining, Ohio State Univ.
PA Mine Map Atlas, PSU
PA DEP GIS Mapping