LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A new way of seeing the history of anthracite coal mining brought Pam Hummell of the Grove City Historical Society to the Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour in Scranton. "It was ...

The Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine in West Virginia shows vistiors how a historical mine operated.

The story of Southern Illinois cannot be told without the coal mining industry, and neither can the story of America. How ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 22—In West Virginia, where the Appalachian storytelling tradition still hangs in the hollows and along the ridgetops like a ...

Himlerville, Kentucky circa 1920. Himlerville was the coal camp for the Himler Coal company, a cooperatively owned mining operation in Martin County. Many of Himlerville’s original buildings still ...

The Herrin City Library will host a screening of “A History of Herrin: The Movie” on Friday, May 22 at 4 p.m. in Herrin. The ...

This Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend, at the Good Old Days Museum in Soddy Daisy, the emphasis is on local coal mining. The museum is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This is what made this entire area into ...

Coshocton County commissioners honored Sam Bennett, a former coal miner, for his efforts to preserve the region's coal-mining ...

Emma Mihalko (center) was named the 2025 Bituminous Coal Queen this summer. The King Coal Show’s Battle of the Barrels pits local fire departments against each other in a friendly competition. For the ...

Cumberland, B.C. is reimagining its coal mining past as a clean energy opportunity. Water trapped in abandoned mine tunnels ...