Eckley Miners’ Village
E894275
Eckley Miners’ Village is a preserved 19th-century coal mining company town in Pennsylvania that now serves as a museum interpreting the lives of anthracite miners and their families.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic company town
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
frame construction
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedAs | company town ⓘ |
| governingBody | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
churches
ⓘ
coal breaker site ⓘ company store ⓘ miners’ houses ⓘ museum visitor center ⓘ outbuildings ⓘ |
| hasMuseumType |
industrial museum
ⓘ
open-air museum ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| industry | anthracite coal mining ⓘ |
| interpretiveFocus |
anthracite miners and their families
ⓘ
company town life ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hazle Township
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luzerne County NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ anthracite coal region ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Hazleton, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1966-10-15 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000665 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | coal mining company town ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved 19th-century company town ⓘ |
| purpose |
interpretation of anthracite miners’ lives
ⓘ
preservation of coal company town architecture ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ mid-19th century ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| theme |
coal mining technology
ⓘ
immigrant history ⓘ industrial heritage ⓘ labor history ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | by road from Hazleton, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.