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Short Mountain Colliery: Timeline 1900-1929

May

2013

Jake Wynn: 1900- 1900: Placed set of rolls in Breaker to break down broken and egg coal. Purchased Blake slush pump, 12” x 8” x 17.” Trestle 40 feet high and 120 feet long built across Bear Creek to run cars with breaker rock to dumping ground. December 20th, a 500 horsepower B & W ...

May 23 Meeting: Civil War and Gettysburg

May

2013

The monthly meeting of the Gratz Historical Society will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at the Gratz Community Center, Center Street, Gratz. Featured speakers for the program will be Norman Gasbarro and Jake Wynn. The program, entitled “The Home Front and the Battle of Gettysburg,” will focus on the events ...

Sharing Postcards and Covered Dishes

Apr

2013

“POSTCARDS COLLECTION” On Thursday, April 25th, 2013 at 6:00 P.M. the “GRATZ HISTORICAL SOCIETY” will hold its Monthly meeting in the Gratz Community Center, across the street from Simeon’s Lutheran Church, GRATZ, PA. The up-coming meeting will begin with our annual Covered Dish dinner. The meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend and ...

History of Education in Pennsylvania: 1776-1937

Feb

2013

o 1776: First Pennsylvania Constitution called for the state legislature to establish at least one school in every county, but this was never enacted or enforced. o 1790: “Poor Laws” led to the creation of schools in various parts of the state available only for poor children to receive free education. o 1818: The first ...

Short Mountain Colliery: Timeline 1825-1899 1

Feb

2013

From Guy and Mary Scheib, Transcribed by Jake Wynn Short Mountain Colliery: Events Which Increased or Decreased Production (1825-1899) 1825: Anthracite coal first discovered in this vicinity by Jacob Burd, Sr. and Peter Kimes, lower end of Short Mountain. A 1600 acre plot purchased by Thos. P. Cope for $400.00 partly paid with merchandise. 1830: April 7th- Lykens Valley ...

Special Thanks for Help

Dec

2012

Holiday greetings, Several months ago my husband, Angelo, and I, Linda Hoffner Demis, visited the Gratz Historical Society and received a warm and helpful welcome. I was visiting area cemeteries to document graves of my Swab/Jury ancestors to support my application to the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Everyone was most accommodating in answering ...