Somerset Coal History
Somerset County Coal Pictures and History below lead to the rest of the stories on Early Coal Mining in this Area of Pennsylvania
Somerset Coal Company seems to be an enigma in the historical coal-mining record, at least in regards to the information available on this short-lived 1902 company on the Internet. Therefore, West Virginia historian Larry Brian Radka feels obligated to pass these maps, pictures, and coal-mining information on to his neighbors up north, the residents of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and other interested parties. The map above is extracted from the 1903 sales brochure illustrated below. . . .
Somerset coal in Pennsylvania has been mined for the last 200 years, and for some of the residents now living there, perhaps this short history of coal mining in the county will be an interesting item worth reading. This brief history of “Somerset County Coal” up to 1937 was apparently written—in letter-form—by F. W. Cunningham, Mine Inspector, Somerset, Pennsylvania, and given to Guy N. Hartman, Superintendent Somerset County Schools by F. W. Cunningham, according to a letter dated June 21, 1940. The material—which Larry Brian Radka purchased on Ebay and who has added various annotated old coal-mining pictures for your enjoyment—reads as follows: . . .
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