the Forgotten Coal Mines of Monongahela Pa

the Forgotten Coal Mines of Monongahela Pa the Forgotten Coal Mines of Monongahela Pa the Forgotten Coal Mines of Monongahela Pa

the Forgotten Coal Mines of Monongahela Pa

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  • More mining History
  • Danger, Death & Disasters
  • City on the graveyard
  • Tour Fort Pitt Coal

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Fort Pitt Coal Works

Located in the Black Diamond section of Monongahela Pa. 

Opened during the Abraham Lincoln presidency

See the original pit mouth, and the ONLY visible mine seal from FDR's  failed efforts to stop acidic mine water from entering the waterways.

also see the day to day  tools and equipment needed  to work a pre mechanized mine along with the amazing local history !

Fort Pitt Coal Works established 1863

768 East Main Street, Monongahela, Pennsylvania 15063, United States

fortpittcoal@yahoo.com

A small place with a HUGE History

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Monongahela's First Commercial Coal Property!  Sold in 1852 as surface coal to Dr Robert Wray of Pittsburgh 

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