Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Anthracite_Coal_Region_of_Pennsylvania
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Coal_Region
gptkbp:area approximately 484 square miles
gptkbp:containsCity gptkb:Hazleton
gptkb:Wilkes-Barre
gptkb:Pottsville
Scranton
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalHeritage immigrant communities
coal patch towns
gptkbp:declinedAfter mid-20th century
gptkbp:featureType gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkbp:hasResource anthracite coal
gptkbp:historicalSignificance fuel for American Industrial Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania
gptkbp:includesCounty gptkb:Carbon_County
gptkb:Columbia_County
gptkb:Wayne_County
gptkb:Sullivan_County
gptkb:Northumberland_County
gptkb:Wyoming_County
gptkb:Lackawanna_County
gptkb:Pike_County
gptkb:Luzerne_County
gptkb:Schuylkill_County
gptkb:Susquehanna_County
gptkb:Bradford_County
gptkb:Montour_County
gptkb:Dauphin_County
gptkbp:knownFor anthracite coal mining
gptkbp:laborHistory site of Molly Maguires activity
major coal strikes
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:majorRailroads gptkb:Central_Railroad_of_New_Jersey
gptkb:Reading_Railroad
gptkb:Delaware,_Lackawanna_and_Western_Railroad
gptkb:Lehigh_Valley_Railroad
gptkbp:miningStarted late 18th century
gptkbp:notable_disaster_response gptkb:Knox_Mine_Disaster
gptkb:Centralia_mine_fire
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Steamtown_National_Historic_Site
gptkb:Centralia
gptkb:Eckley_Miners'_Village
gptkb:Anthracite_Heritage_Museum
gptkb:No._9_Coal_Mine_&_Museum
gptkb:Pioneer_Tunnel_Coal_Mine
gptkbp:peakProductionYear early 20th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eckley_Miners'_Village
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7