It has tapped a body of coal, the existence of which was seriously doubted. For some years the opinion has been gaining ground among mining authorities that our deep-lying anthracite beds ...

In North Carolina, a vein of trap cuts through bituminous coal. Now, trap, all admit, was once fluid through high heat, and where it is in contact with the coal it has changed it into anthracite.

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 population.

Centralia, Pennsylvania, is a name that evokes intrigue, mystery, and a sense of eerie desolation. Known as the "real Silent ...

F. Isherwood, Chief Engineer, U. S. N., it appears that the Collin's steamers use anthracite on the voyage to Liverpool, and Welsh coal, also an anthracite, on the return voyage. The Welsh coal ...

Luzerne County honors its past with Anthracite Heritage Month, a time to reflect on the profound impact of anthracite coal mining on the region’s history, culture and people. For decades, coal was the ...