Articles related to "Anthracite"
Environmental Crisis
Just like Love Canal, Centralia, PA became an environmental nightmare. The air around the town is filled with carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfate.
silent hill • carbon monoxide • environmental • love canal • centralia
Just like Love Canal, Centralia, PA became an environmental nightmare. The air around the town is filled with carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfate.
silent hill • carbon monoxide • environmental • love canal • centralia
What's With the Price of Gasoline?
Gasoline prices may be rising, but it's still the same old energy picture out there.
lignite • bituminous • subbituminous • natural_gas • solar
Gasoline prices may be rising, but it's still the same old energy picture out there.
lignite • bituminous • subbituminous • natural_gas • solar
Children of the Coal Fields: Classroom or Breaker? Part I
Part I of this two-part article describes the difficulties children of miners in the late 19th and early 20th century had in obtaining an education.
education • anthracite • literacy • coal field education • children bureau
Part I of this two-part article describes the difficulties children of miners in the late 19th and early 20th century had in obtaining an education.
education • anthracite • literacy • coal field education • children bureau
Children of the Coalfields: Classroom or Breaker? Part II
A continuation describing coal-town education.
anthracite mines • pennsylvania • bituminous coal • west virginia • kentucky
A continuation describing coal-town education.
anthracite mines • pennsylvania • bituminous coal • west virginia • kentucky
Molly Maguires in Nineteenth Century America
June 21, 1877 became known in PA history as the "day of the rope". It was the day that ten Irishmen were hanged after being convicted for murdering a coal mine manager.
day of the rope • molly maguires irish • alexander campbell handprint on the cell wall • jim thorpe anthracite coal • mauch chunk history
June 21, 1877 became known in PA history as the "day of the rope". It was the day that ten Irishmen were hanged after being convicted for murdering a coal mine manager.
day of the rope • molly maguires irish • alexander campbell handprint on the cell wall • jim thorpe anthracite coal • mauch chunk history
The UMWA: Its Presidents in Historical Perspective -- Part III
Frank J. Hayes,John L. Lewis,American Federation of Labor,AFL, Congress of Inidustrial Organizations (CIO),United Mine Workers of America, UMWA,Thomas Kennedy,Philip Murray,W. A. Boyle,Tony Boyle,Jock Yablonski,Cabin Creek, West Virginia,Arnold Miller,Sam Church
Frank J. Hayes,John L. Lewis,American Federation of Labor,AFL, Congress of Inidustrial Organizations (CIO),United Mine Workers of America, UMWA,Thomas Kennedy,Philip Murray,W. A. Boyle,Tony Boyle,Jock Yablonski,Cabin Creek, West Virginia,Arnold Miller,Sam Church
Miners Lose Lives
The Susquehanna River proved to be a deadly force on a frigid winter day in January 1959 when twelve coal miners lost their lives while quarrying for coal.
miners lose lives • knox coal mine disaster • luzerne county pennsylvania • united mine workers corruption • susquehanna river
The Susquehanna River proved to be a deadly force on a frigid winter day in January 1959 when twelve coal miners lost their lives while quarrying for coal.
miners lose lives • knox coal mine disaster • luzerne county pennsylvania • united mine workers corruption • susquehanna river
Humus: An Organic Solar Battery
Although the word humus is Latin for soil, humus is not soil in the strict sense. It is partially decomposed organic matter.
humus • giant organic solar battery • photosynthesis • micro-organisms • macro-organisms
Although the word humus is Latin for soil, humus is not soil in the strict sense. It is partially decomposed organic matter.
humus • giant organic solar battery • photosynthesis • micro-organisms • macro-organisms
Spend Thanksgiving in the Poconos
If Thanksgiving is a chore, do away with the drudgery. Escape to the Poconos for a holiday weekend at the Inn at Jim Thorpe and let someone else do the cooking.
jim thorpe • pa • the inn at jim thorpe • thanksgiving in the poconos • thanksgiving at the inn at jim thorpe
If Thanksgiving is a chore, do away with the drudgery. Escape to the Poconos for a holiday weekend at the Inn at Jim Thorpe and let someone else do the cooking.
jim thorpe • pa • the inn at jim thorpe • thanksgiving in the poconos • thanksgiving at the inn at jim thorpe
Bangkok's Highest Bars
Al fresco eating has no rival to the experiences provided by three of Bangkok's best hotels if eating and drinking with the stars is for you try these famous hotels.
bangkok's tallest bars • eating in bangkok • bangkok rooftop bars • bangkok for gourmets • thailand
Al fresco eating has no rival to the experiences provided by three of Bangkok's best hotels if eating and drinking with the stars is for you try these famous hotels.
bangkok's tallest bars • eating in bangkok • bangkok rooftop bars • bangkok for gourmets • thailand
Nevada Museum of Art is Reno Show Place
Fine art, sculpture gardens, a gourmet cafe, films and art lectures, as well as classes for children make this Nevada's leading art museum and a Reno meeting place.
architect will bruder • nevada art gallery • altered landscapes • patrick nagatani • mark klett
Fine art, sculpture gardens, a gourmet cafe, films and art lectures, as well as classes for children make this Nevada's leading art museum and a Reno meeting place.
architect will bruder • nevada art gallery • altered landscapes • patrick nagatani • mark klett
The Decline of Iron Smelting
Catoctin Furnace played a role in building the America for more than a century, but times change and iron smelting technology moved beyond what the furnace could do.
iron smelting • catoctin furnace • catoctin mountain iron company • blue mountain iron and steel company • thurmont
Catoctin Furnace played a role in building the America for more than a century, but times change and iron smelting technology moved beyond what the furnace could do.
iron smelting • catoctin furnace • catoctin mountain iron company • blue mountain iron and steel company • thurmont
Vice Presidents Returned to Office
Only four vice presidents that filled out the term of a deceased chief executive would win reelection in their own right and all four lived in the 20th Century.
vice president returned to office • vice presidents that became presidents • accidental presidents • teddy roosevelt the first vice president to win re • 20th century presidential deaths
Only four vice presidents that filled out the term of a deceased chief executive would win reelection in their own right and all four lived in the 20th Century.
vice president returned to office • vice presidents that became presidents • accidental presidents • teddy roosevelt the first vice president to win re • 20th century presidential deaths
Breaker Boys
Life of the breaker boys in the anthracite coal fields in late 18th- and early 19th- centruy America. The hardships that faced the children frequently resulted in serious injury or death.
child labor • coal mining • breakers • breaker boys
Life of the breaker boys in the anthracite coal fields in late 18th- and early 19th- centruy America. The hardships that faced the children frequently resulted in serious injury or death.
child labor • coal mining • breakers • breaker boys
Handprint on Jail Cell 17 Wall
Molly Maguire Alexander Campbell, convicted of murder, was executed. He maintained his innocence, leaving his handprint as proof in the Carbon County Prison.
jim thorpe jail handprint • molly maguires • alexander campbell • old jail museum • carbon country prison
Molly Maguire Alexander Campbell, convicted of murder, was executed. He maintained his innocence, leaving his handprint as proof in the Carbon County Prison.
jim thorpe jail handprint • molly maguires • alexander campbell • old jail museum • carbon country prison
Minstrels of the Mine Field
People have always used music to communicate events and feelings that are important to them. Coal miners were no exception. This article discusses some of that music.
music • coal mining • george korson • alan lomax • tennessee ernie ford
People have always used music to communicate events and feelings that are important to them. Coal miners were no exception. This article discusses some of that music.
music • coal mining • george korson • alan lomax • tennessee ernie ford
Progressivism and Teddy Roosevelt
Challenging the old view of presidential power, Teddy Roosevelt redefined his role and established a leadership model that enabled successful results to serious issues.
progressivism and teddy roosevelt • roosevelt and the panama canal • first term of teddy roosevelt • roosevelt and the pennsylvania coal strike • roosevelt and presidential power
Challenging the old view of presidential power, Teddy Roosevelt redefined his role and established a leadership model that enabled successful results to serious issues.
progressivism and teddy roosevelt • roosevelt and the panama canal • first term of teddy roosevelt • roosevelt and the pennsylvania coal strike • roosevelt and presidential power
The Blood Is the Life, Part Two
The incomparable Christopher Lee resurrects the undead.
dracula • vampires • vampire movies • hammer films • christopher lee
The incomparable Christopher Lee resurrects the undead.
dracula • vampires • vampire movies • hammer films • christopher lee
East African Water- Part II: Not a Drop Safe to Drink.
Slow sand filters are affordable, easy in upkeep, sustainable and can be used to supply clean water fit to drink to rich or poor communities. This paper intend to emphasize these facts
filtering of water • slow sand filters • water purification methods • east african water.
Slow sand filters are affordable, easy in upkeep, sustainable and can be used to supply clean water fit to drink to rich or poor communities. This paper intend to emphasize these facts
filtering of water • slow sand filters • water purification methods • east african water.
Progressivism to the Roaring 20s: The Myth of Laissez-Faire Economics in American History, Part III
A continuation of the <i>Laissez-Faire</i> articles that looks at the Progressive Era reforms in favor of the American worker, followed by the subsequent rollback of such government intervention in the 1920s.
progressive era • laissez-faire • roaring 20s • jazz age • prohibition era
A continuation of the <i>Laissez-Faire</i> articles that looks at the Progressive Era reforms in favor of the American worker, followed by the subsequent rollback of such government intervention in the 1920s.
progressive era • laissez-faire • roaring 20s • jazz age • prohibition era
Challenge of the Gilded Age: The Myth of Laissez-Faire Economics in American History, Part II
The second of a three-part series looking into the myth of <I>laissez-faire</i> in America. This piece examines the politics and events of the post-Civil War era known as the Gilded Age, focusing on federal involvement in labor disputes and Supreme Court decisions.
american labor history • laissez-faire • injunctions • supreme court • pullman strike
The second of a three-part series looking into the myth of <I>laissez-faire</i> in America. This piece examines the politics and events of the post-Civil War era known as the Gilded Age, focusing on federal involvement in labor disputes and Supreme Court decisions.
american labor history • laissez-faire • injunctions • supreme court • pullman strike
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