Anthracite Heritage: Landscape, Memory and the Environment

Place always exists in a particular time, and for Northeastern Pennsylvania that time is anthracite coal time. Because coal mining has decreased significantly over the past 50 years, the result has been a major outmigration of the area’s traditional population... However, the legacy of coal still ru...

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Main Author: Paul A. Shackel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2017-07-01
Series:Open Rivers
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Online Access: https://editions.lib.umn.edu/openrivers/article/anthracite-heritage-landscape-memory-and-the-environment/
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Summary:Place always exists in a particular time, and for Northeastern Pennsylvania that time is anthracite coal time. Because coal mining has decreased significantly over the past 50 years, the result has been a major outmigration of the area’s traditional population... However, the legacy of coal still runs deep as reminders of coal heritage are scattered throughout the 484 square miles that make up the anthracite coal region.
ISSN:2471-190X