Jim was born in Tamaqua, the son of a coal miner. After earning a bachelor's degree at St. Joseph's University, serving a hitch in the Army Air Corps, and receiving a Master's degree from Lehigh ...

A series of events were held Sunday to remember the Knox Mine Disaster — a coal mining accident that happened Jan. 22, 1959 ...

A widely-known fact about the City of Wilkes-Barre is that its named after John Wilkes and Isaac Barre, members of the ...

Marvel was once a thriving coal mining community in Bibb County, home to three Roden Coal Co. shafts and a small village for ...

So, it remains, off the beaten path, out in the woods. Yet, it still serves the community, in its own ways. The walls have ...

Fellow rock hunters tried to save a 50-year-old from Washington state after a medical emergency in an abandoned gold mine in Alaska, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Fellow rock hunters ...

In the northeastern New Territories, the Robin’s Nest Country Park is home to an old mine that has recently been opened to the public as a museum. Hike along the Lin Ma Hang trail and up ...

It's PACKED with museums about Montana and the "old ... towns are close, without having to deal with any big box stores your town. Three Forks - The Sac - Google Street View Three Forks - The Sac - ...

Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.

and jockey Juan Vargas discovered new options in the track's first 3-year-old stake of 2025 and of four with Derby implications. Winning by four lengths, Coal Battle paid $11, $4.20 and $2.60 in ...