Carbondale, Lackawanna County, PAGenWeb
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"Spot Where Anthracite Coal Was First Mined"
According to the 125th anniversary of Carbondale Commemorative Book (1976), this was originally located a hundred feet west of the 7th Avenue railroad crossing on the old West Side of town. This was the first underground mine.
Scans and text by Susan White Pieroth © 2008. Images and information may be saved for personal research purposes only, and may not be published in any form, including on another website. Anyone may link to these pages without permission.
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 These three
churches are in a row. Starting on the right end is St. Rose of Lima R.
C. Church on the left. In the middle (shown at the far right) is the
First M. E. Church. On the left is the First Presbyterian Church, shown
in the middle here. |
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Left:
Trinity Episcopal Church Right: Berean Baptist Church, corner of Church Street and Lincoln Avenue. It was destroyed by fire in 1968, but rebuilt using the original stone. |
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Left:
Episcopal Church Right: St. Rose Academy |
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Left: High
School Right: No. 8 Public School and Belmont Street |
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Left:
Roosevelt School Right: Wilson School |
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Benjamin Franklin High School |
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Left:
Emergency Hospital and Nurses Home. The note says, "This place makes me
sick." Right: General Hospital |
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Left:
Young Men's Christian Association Right: Carbondale Machine Shop, Manufacturer of Ice Machinery |
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Left:
Empire Silk Company Mill Right: American Welding Company and Carbondale Machine Company, manufacturers of ice machinery |
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Left:
1922, Main Street looking towards River Street Right: Probably 1922, North Main and Salem; Stone Jewelry Store and Wellbrook's Garage |
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Left: Main Street
near River Street Right: Main Street near Park Place 1922 |
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Left:
1922, Spring and Brook and Garfield Avenue Right: 1922, Brook Street |
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Left: The
sixth Avenue bridge is covered by the Lackawanna River. River Street,
Trinity Church Right: Probably 1922, Hendricks, Dundoff looking towards Viaduct. |
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Left:
Probably 1922, North Church Street, Baptist Church, Richardson Building Right: No notes on back. ? Milling Co. |
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Left:
Probably 1922, Lincoln and North Church, Watts House Right: Third Street, Garfield Avenue |
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Left:
1922, "Garfield Avenue - 1 block north of us - Flood Sat. night. Right: 1936 - no location provided |
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Scans and text by Susan White Pieroth © 2008. Images and information may be saved for personal research purposes only, and may not be published in any form, including on another website. Anyone may link to these pages without permission.