Connellsville Coal & Coke Region, Connellsville, Fayette County, PA

See also HAER PA-259 for related documentation. Includes photographs & written data.

Significance: Considered among the world's richest mineral deposits, the Pittsburgh seam of coal underlying portions of Fayette and Westmoreland Counties in southwestern Pennsylvania produced metallurgical coke of exceptional quality. Covering nearly 147 square miles, the seam's thickness, nearness to the surface, friable structure, and chemical attributes made Connellsville coke the ideal fuel for late nineteenth and early twentieth century iron furnaces. Combined with the adjacent Klondike fields, the region contained the world's largest complex of beehive coking ovens.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N27

Survey number: HAER PA-283

Building/structure dates: ca. 1831 Initial Construction

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meason faber and bailey meskinnin j p miller thomas j mitchell j w moore morewood coke company morgan and company mount hope coke company mount pleasant coke company john moyer william d mullin national mines corporation john c nef helen noble max noble lester leroy norton philo norton richard j o connor oliver and snyder steel company orient coke company a c overholt j h paddock w j parshall pennsville coke company pennsylvania mining and manufacturing company pennsylvania railroad percy mining company phillips coal and coke company coal and coke company pittsburgh connellsville gas pittsburgh and connellsville railroad mckeesport and youghiogheny railroad pittsburgh plumer coke company poland coal company george porter producers coke company prospect coal and coke company frederic l quivik w j rainey morris ramsay robert ramsay reid brothers republic iron and steel company rich hill coal and coke company ricks manufacturing and supply company ruane coal and coke company james m schoonmaker scottdale foundry and machinery company scottdale connellsville coke company semet solvay company shannon coal and coke company markle and company sherrick smithfield coal and coke company south fayette coke company south west connellsville coke company southwest pennsylvania railroad stauffer and wiley j r stauffer d b stauft stewart coal and coke company stewart iron company stewart strickler struthers coal and coke company john taylor selwyn m taylor thompson connellsville coke company a o tintsman tower hill connellsville coke company trotter water company us steel corporation union supply company union connellsville coke company united connellsville coke company waltersburg coke company samuel warden washington coal and coke company taylor and company watt wellman seaver morgan company whyel coke company wilkey and feather coke company william glyde wilkins boyle and playford wilson youghiogheny water company photo historic american landscapes survey historic american 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