Mining Anthracite - special natural resources in PA
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Saved by 2 people (1 private), first by anonymouse user on 2006-06-03
- Amckinnon on 2007-09-06 - Tags coal , mining , pennsylvania
- Irisdd on 2006-06-03 - Tags natural_resources , pa_state_report
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In northeastern Pennsylvania, however, the ordinary process of coal formation was accelerated by a violent upheaval known as the Appalachian Revolution. In this "revolution," rising mountains literally folded over, splitting open and thrusting up rock and peat formations from deep inside the earth. The extra pressure from this process yielded coal that was more pure, harder, and of higher carbon content than other types of coal. This coal is anthracite and over 95 percent of the Western Hemisphere's supply comes from this special region in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Boys as young as eight years old worked -- and sometimes died -- in the anthracite...
Credit: Courtesy Pennsylvania State Archives
Credit: Courtesy Pennsylvania State Archives
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The Appalachian Revolution contributed to another, more recent upheaval: the Industrial Revolution. Anthracite kept millions warm in growing cities, fired furnaces in the industrial northeast, spawned extensive transportation networks, provided jobs for immigrants seeking better lives, gave rise to the development of modern corporations and management practices
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