Talk:Coal Region
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Does anyone have a reference for the population figure? Or is it sum of 2000 census fiogures for the related counties? User:RyanDiS
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[edit] Deep mining image?
Somehow the "Deep Anthracite Coal Mining ..." image doesn't look much like mining. How long has the youngster been a miner, and what do those clothes look like at the end of the workday? (SEWilco 06:55, 19 August 2005 (UTC))
- Agreed. Removed the tourist photo. Vsmith 11:15, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Pioneer (Hard coal)Anthracite mine tour in Schuylkill County
It was a picture at the * Pioneer Coal Mine tour in Ashland. It's really a cool deep mine tour into the mountain, where they provide jackets cause of the constant 50 degrees farenheight temp. If you ever get in the coal region. I'm sure you would find it most interesting, how they follow what is called "The mammoth vein" of Anthracite in deep coal mining.
PS: That's my step son he's a good kid,and has Asperger's syndrome. Not sure if you know what it is..... He's really smart, Einstein had the same thing! Not a problem with the deletion of the pic.
Regards, Scotty
- It sounds interesting. Maybe someone in the tour will take some useful pictures of the mine or equipment. (SEWilco 14:04, 21 August 2005 (UTC))
Yea well, its pretty hard to do since its all black inside, even with a flash. Scotty
| "Panoramic view of a coal mine and all of its equipment, as seen by a coal miner with no light." :-) (SEWilco 15:04, 21 August 2005 (UTC)) |
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- Good one Wilco!, Where did you get the picture? Better watch the copyright police might hit ya up....
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- LOL, I tried getting a picture inside believe me, and that is exactly the way it came out.
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- Next time I go again, I will just try again....It is hard since its confined too.
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- Back to listening to "Acoustic sunrise"
- ...here Sunday morning...w/ coffee.
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Regards, Scotty
[edit] Dauphin County?
I removed Dauphin County from the list of counties in the Coal Region. Dauphin County, which contains Harrisburg, is not in the Coal Region. 136.142.21.58 21:10, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
Part of the Western Middle Coal Field extends into Dauphin County (Lykens, Big Lick). Dddstone (talk) 13:55, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Anthracite region or Hard Coal region
There are many many "coal towns", "coal mansions" and coal mines (all 9 alive) in the Southwestern part of the commonwealth. The reason given as to why Pittsburgh took off as the Steel Capital and not Birmingham or Youngstown or Duluth is because it and not those cities were surrounded by one of the richest veins of coal. Growing up I was always taught that the "coal region" was from Altoona to Johnstown to Greensburg to Uniontown to Morgantown to Fairmont. Trust me King Coal is there. Also Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia might also have a claim ("Coal miners daughter"). Why not a change to Anthracite Region or Hard Coal Region or a disambig page to introduce E. Ky. and SW Pa.
[edit] Why Pittsburgh is the steel capital of PA
Pittsburgh is the steel capital of PA for more reasons than just coal. First, it was easy to ship in iron ore from the Great Lakes by way of canals and rivers. Second, bituminous coal is plentiful. Third, access to the "three rivers" Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela Rivers provided a way to transport the finished steel to the Mississipppi and into the growing country i.e. "Mid West". Remember, America was moving westward at the same time Pittsburgh was becoming a major steel producer. The combination of ore, coal and easy transportation made the Pittsburgh area ideal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomyork68 (talk • contribs) 15:18, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
