^J. Peter Lesley (1887). Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Pennsylvania for 1885-1887. Original from the University of Michigan: Board of Commissioners for the Geological survey. p. 113. monroeville coal mine.
^ abc"Pittsburgh Field". Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
pittsburgh, coalfield, pittsburgh, coal, region, largest, western, pennsylvania, coalfields, includes, part, allegheny, fayette, greene, washington, westmoreland, counties, pennsylvania, coal, been, mined, pittsburgh, since, 18th, century, steel, bethlehem, st. The Pittsburgh Coalfield Pittsburgh Coal Region is the largest of the Western Pennsylvania coalfields It includes all or part of Allegheny Fayette Greene Washington and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania Coal has been mined in Pittsburgh since the 18th century U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel owned Karen Maple Creek and Ellsworth mines It is not possible to define sharp geographical boundaries for this district for none such exist or are reported differently 1 2 The largest company in this field was the Pittsburgh Coal Company which later became CONSOL Energy 2 It is bordered on the west by the state of West Virginia on the south by Panhandle Coalfield and Klondike Coalfield on the East by Irwin Gas Coalfield on the North by the Freeport Coalfield and at least one other coalfield 2 The Darr Mine Disaster occurred in this coalfield in 1907 See also editPittsburgh coal seamReferences edit J Peter Lesley 1887 Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Pennsylvania for 1885 1887 Original from the University of Michigan Board of Commissioners for the Geological survey p 113 monroeville coal mine a b c Pittsburgh Field Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains Retrieved 2007 11 18 External links editAllegheny County Pennsylvania Coal Mine Index Washington County Pennsylvania Coal Mine Index Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Coal Mine Index Fayette County Pennsylvania Coal Mine Index 40 05 N 80 00 W 40 083 N 80 000 W 40 083 80 000 nbsp This Pennsylvania state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pittsburgh Coalfield amp oldid 997204191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
