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Indiana County Pennsylvania
Coal Mines
Index F
to the Bituminous Coal Mines of
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Index to the Coal Mines and Coal Companies which mined the Bituminous Coal seams of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by Raymond A. Washlaski

Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor,

Updated Sept. 16, 2008

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Indiana County Pennsylvania - Coal Mines
INDEX F

[This listing of coal mines and coal companies has been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper articles, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, county histories, township histories, Pennsylvania Geological Survey reports, topographical maps, personnal accounts of coal miners, etc., etc.]
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Falcon No. 5 Mine (ca.1913- ? ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1913- ? ), Clark Brothers Coal Mining Company
Web sites on the Falcon No. 5 Mine, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Falcon No. 5 Mine, Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA

Falcon No. 5 1/2 Mine (ca.1913- ? ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1913- ? ), Clark Brothers Coal Mining Company
Web sites on the Falcon No. 5 1/2 Mine, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Falcon No. 5 1/2 Mine, Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA

Falcon No. 6 Mine (ca.1913- ? ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1913- ? ), Clark Brothers Coal Mining Company
Web sites on the Falcon No. 6 Mine, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Falcon No. 6 Mine, Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA

Falcon No. 7 Mine (ca.1913- ? ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1913- ? ), Clark Brothers Coal Mining Company
Web sites on the Falcon No. 7 Mine, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Falcon No. 7 Mine, Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA

Falcon No. 8 Mine (ca.1920- ? ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1913- ? ), Clark Brothers Coal Mining Company,
(ca.1920- ? ), Susquehanna Fuel Company, Glen Campbell, PA
Web sites on the Falcon No. 8 Mine, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Falcon No. 8 Mine, Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA

Falcon No. 9 Mine (ca.1920- ? ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1920- ? ), Susquehanna Fuel Company, Glen Campbell, PA
Web sites on the Falcon No. 9 Mine, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Falcon No. 9 Mine, Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA

Ferrier Run Coal Company, Indiana, PA
See: Ferrier Run No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA

Ferrier Run No. 1 Mine (ca.1920- ? ), located in Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1920- ? ), Ferrier Run Coal Company, Indiana, PA

Fillmore, Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A Ghost Town located within the area of the U. S. Corps. of Eng. Conamaugh River Lake.]
See:

Five Points, Washington Twp., Indiana Co., PA
See:

Flinns, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.]
See:

Forsythe's Country Bank Mine (ca.1879- ? ), located one and a half north north-west of Jacksonville, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1879- ? ), J. Forsythe

Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.]
[Located one-half mile west of Nowrytown, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA.]
[Located on the U.S.G.S. 7 1/2min. Quad. map: Avonmore, PA.]
[UTM: 17 E.632050 - N.4487800.]
[Only one or two houses remain in the coal mining patch town of Foster, and a large boney dump.]
See: Foster Mine, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Foster No. 1 Mine, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Foster No. 2 Mine, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Foster No. 3 Mine, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Foster Mine (ca.1882- ? ), located on the Western Pennsylvania Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, mine located north of Saltsburg, one-half mile west of Nowrytown, at Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the U.S.G.S. 7 1/2min. Quad. map: Avonmore, PA.]
[UTM: 17 E.632050 - N.4487800.]
Owners: (ca.1882- ? ), Foster Coal & Mining Company, Philadelphia, PA
(ca.1890 ?- ? ), Fairbanks Coal Company, Saltsburg, PA
(ca.1894- ? ), R. B. Wigton & Son Company,
(ca.1903- ? ), Saltsburg Coal Company, Saltsburg, PA
(ca.1905- ? ), Saltsburg Coal Company, Saltsburg, PA
Web sites on the Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
History of the Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Coal Miners Memorial, Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Foster No. 1 Mine (ca.1882-   ? ), located one-half mile west of Nowrytown, Foster Road, Village of Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the U.S.G.S. 7 1/2min. Quad. map: Avonmore, PA.]
[UTM: 17 E.632050 - N.4487800.]
Owners: (ca.1882- ?    ), Foster Coal & Mining Company, Philadelphia, PA
(ca.1890- ?    ), Fairbanks Coal Company, Saltsburg, PA
(ca.1894- ?    ), R. B. Wigton & Son Company,
   (ca.1903-   ?   ), Saltsburg Coal Company, Saltsburg, PA
   (ca.1904 - ?   ), Saltsburg Coal Company, Leechburg, PA
(ca.1917-   ?   ), Saltsburg Coal Mining Company, Leechburg, PA
(ca.1919-   ?   ), Saltsburg Coal Mining Company, Leechburg, PA
Web sites on the Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
History of the Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Coal Miners Memorial, Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Foster No. 2 Mine (ca.1882 ? - ? ), located one-half mile west of Nowrytown, Foster Road, Village of Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the U.S.G.S. 7 1/2min. Quad. map: Avonmore, PA.]
[UTM: 17 E.632050 - N.4487800.]
Owners: (ca.1882 ? - ? ), Foster Coal & Mining Company, Philadelphia, PA
   (ca.1890 ? - ? ), Fairbanks Coal Company, Saltsburg, PA
(ca.1894 ? - ? ), R. B. Wigton & Son Company,
(ca.1903 ? - ? ), Saltsburg Coal Company, Saltsburg, PA
(ca.1917-   ?   ), Saltsburg Coal Mining Company, Leechburg, PA
(ca.1919- ?   ), Saltsburg Coal Mining Company, Leechburg, PA
Web sites on the Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
History of the Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Coal Miners Memorial, Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Foster No. 3 Mine (ca.1903- ? ), located one half mile west of Nowrytown, Foster Road, Village of Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the U.S.G.S. 7 1/2min. Quad. map: Avonmore, PA.]
[UTM: 17 E.632050 - N.4487800.]
[Foster No. 3 Mine idle in 1919.]
Owners: (ca.1903 ?- ? ), Saltsburg Coal Company, Saltsburg, PA
(ca.1917- ? ), Saltsburg Coal Mining Company, Leechburg, PA
(ca.1919- ? ), Saltsburg Coal Mining Company, Leechburg, PA
Web sites on the Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
History of the Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Coal Miners Memorial, Foster Mines, Foster, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Frances No. 1 Mine (ca.1907- ? ), located on the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad, Smyerstown, near Rossiter, Canoe Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A drift mine, mining the 4 foot to 4 1/2 foot thick Freeport Coal Seam, mining done by machine. Trade name "Frances."]
Owners: (ca.1907- ? ), ?
   (ca.1910- ? ), Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company, Punxsutawney, PA
   (ca.1913- ? ), Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company, Punxsutawney, PA
   (ca.1916- ? ), Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company, Punxsutawney, PA
(ca.1919-  ? ), Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company, Punxsutawney, PA
(ca.1920- ? ), Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company, Punxsutawney, PA
Web sites on the Frances Mine, Smyerstown, Rossiter, Canoe Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
   Coal Miners Memorial Frances Mine, Smyerstown, Rossiter, Canoe Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Frances No. 2 Mine (ca.1919- ? ), located on the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad, Smyerstown, near Rossiter, Canoe Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1919- ? ), Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company, Punxsutawney, PA
(ca.1920- ? ), Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company, Punxsutawney, PA
Web sites on the Frances No. 2 Mine, Smyerstown, Rossiter, Canoe Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Frances No. 2 Mine, Smyerstown, Rossiter, Canoe Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Frances No. 3 Mine (ca.1919- ? ), located on the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad, Smyerstown, near Rossiter, Canoe Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1919- ? ), Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company, Punxsutawney, PA
(ca.1920- ? ), Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company, Punxsutawney, PA
Web sites on the Frances No. 3 Mine, Smyerstown, Rossiter, Canoe Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Frances No. 3 Mine, Smyerstown, Rossiter, Canoe Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Franklin Coal Company,
See: Virginian No. 14 Mine, Brush Valley Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Frantz, South Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad, north of Plumville.]
See:

Frantz No. 1 Mine (ca.1920- ? ), located in Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1920- ? ), McCombs Coal Company, Indiana, PA

Fritz No. 1 Mine
(Big Run No. 1 Mine) (ca.1910- ? ), located on Big Run Creek, Elders Ridge Branch of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Fritz No. 1 Mine was also called Big Run No. 1 Mine.]
Owners: (ca.1910- ? ) Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
[A subsidiary of the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal & Iron Company, Indiana , PA.]
(ca.1917- ? ), Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
Web sites on the Fritz Mines, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial, Fritz Mines (Big Run Mines), Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Fritz No. 2 Mine
(Big Run No. 2 Mine) (ca.1910- ? ), located on Big Run Creek, Elders Ridge Branch of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Fritz No. 2 Mine was also called Big Run No. 2 Mine.]
Owners: (ca. 1910- ? ), Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
[A subsidiary of the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal & Iron Company, Indiana, PA.]
(ca.1917- ? ), Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
(ca.1920- ? ), Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
Web sites on the Fritz Mines, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial, Fritz Mines (Big Run Mines), Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Fuller Run Mine
(Hillsdale No. 2 Mine) (ca. ? -1901), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, in Indiana Co., PA
[Fuller Run Mine name was changed to Hillsdale No. 2 Mine, ca.1903.]
Owners: (ca.1901- ? ), Logan Coal Company, Dunlo, PA
(ca. ? -1903), Logan Coal Company, Dunlo, PA
(ca.1903- ? ), Hillsdale Coal & Coke Company,
See: Hillsdale No. 2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA.

Fulton Run, White Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in White Twp., Indiana County, Pennsylvania.]
[Located on the Fulton Run spur line of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad.]
See: Fulton Run Mine, Fulton Run, White Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Fulton Run Mine (ca.1906-1960's), located on the Fulton Run spur line of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad, on Fulton Run, Fulton Run, White Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the USGS 7 1/2min Quad. map: Ernest, PA .]
[UTM: 17 E. 651900 - N. 4502750.]
Owners: (ca.1906-1960's), Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company,
[A subsidiary of the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal & Iron Company, Indiana, PA.]
Web sites on the Fulton Run Mine, Fulton Run, White Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
History of the Fulton Run Mine, Fulton Run, White Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Coal Miners Memorial Fulton Run Mine, Fulton Run, White Twp., Indiana Co., PA

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