Pennsylvania anthracite coal region

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coalfield economic region historic mining region

The Pennsylvania anthracite coal region is a historic mining area in northeastern Pennsylvania known for its rich hard coal deposits that fueled the United States’ 19th- and early 20th-century industrial growth.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
Coal Region of Pennsylvania 25
Anthracite Coal Region 6
Coal Region 6

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coalfield ⓘ
economic region ⓘ
historic mining region ⓘ
associatedWith coal miners ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ
company towns ⓘ
labor history ⓘ
mine disasters ⓘ
coalType anthracite ⓘ
contains Pennsylvania anthracite coal region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Middle Anthracite Field

Pennsylvania anthracite coal region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Northern Anthracite Field

Pennsylvania anthracite coal region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Southern Anthracite Field

Pennsylvania anthracite coal region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Western Middle Anthracite Field
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalLegacy ethnically diverse mining communities ⓘ
strong mining heritage ⓘ
declineFactors competition from bituminous coal ⓘ
rise of oil and natural gas ⓘ
economicLegacy post-industrial economic challenges ⓘ
environmentalIssues abandoned mine lands ⓘ
acid mine drainage ⓘ
mine subsidence ⓘ
geologicalResource hard, high-carbon coal ⓘ
historicalPeakPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
historicalRole supporting urban and industrial growth in the northeastern United States ⓘ
importance major historic energy source in the United States ⓘ
knownFor anthracite coal deposits ⓘ
fueling 19th-century U.S. industrialization ⓘ
fueling early 20th-century U.S. industrialization ⓘ
hard coal production ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Northeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
majorProduct anthracite coal ⓘ
partOf Appalachian coalfield ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian coalfields
resourceType fossil fuel ⓘ
usedFor home heating ⓘ
industrial fuel ⓘ
iron and steel production ⓘ
railroad fuel ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

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Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania → historicalRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
Pottsville, Pennsylvania → locatedIn → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
first geological survey of Pennsylvania → appliesToPart → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
subject surface form: First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania
Little Schuylkill River → region → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States → locatedIn → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
subject surface form: West Hazleton, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company → regionServed → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad → regionServed → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Schuylkill coal region
Pennsylvania anthracite coal region → contains → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Anthracite Field
Pennsylvania anthracite coal region → contains → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Anthracite Field
Pennsylvania anthracite coal region → contains → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Middle Anthracite Field
Pennsylvania anthracite coal region → contains → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Middle Anthracite Field
Port Carbon, Pennsylvania → partOf → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Port Carbon, Pennsylvania → historicRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Coal Region
Hometown, Pennsylvania → locatedIn → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Frackville, Pennsylvania → locatedInRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anthracite Coal Region
Frackville, Pennsylvania → region → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County Courthouse → locatedInRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Ashland, Pennsylvania, United States of America → partOf → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
subject surface form: Ashland, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Minersville, Pennsylvania → partOf → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Minersville, Pennsylvania → hasRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region
Girardville, Pennsylvania → locatedIn → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Girardville, Pennsylvania → region → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Carbondale, Pennsylvania → coalField → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Anthracite Coal Field
Carbondale, Pennsylvania → region → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Carbondale, Pennsylvania → region → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Pennsylvania coal region
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania → partOf → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Pine Grove, Pennsylvania → isPartOf → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania → isHistoricCommunityIn → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
Tower City, Pennsylvania → locatedInRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anthracite Coal Region
Hazleton, Pennsylvania → locatedInRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region
The Mollie Maguires and the Detectives → settingLocation → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania coal region
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania → partOf → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Ashland, Pennsylvania → locatedInRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anthracite Coal Region
McAdoo, Pennsylvania → region → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anthracite Coal Region
McAdoo, Pennsylvania → partOf → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Northeastern Pennsylvania → contains → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region
Northeastern Pennsylvania → hasSubregion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region
Carbon County, Pennsylvania → partOfRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Route 61 → passesThroughRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania → partOf → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania → locatedInRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anthracite Coal Region
Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania → region → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
eastern Pennsylvania → containsRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Coal Region
Coal State → relatedTo → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania
New Ringgold, Pennsylvania → locatedIn → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania coal region
New Ringgold, Pennsylvania → region → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Walker Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania → isInRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania → isPartOfRegion → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Port Clinton, Pennsylvania → region → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Shamokin → locatedIn → Pennsylvania anthracite coal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anthracite Coal Region