Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania

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The 20th Century Society of Western Pennsylvania
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Coal Tipple at Salem No. 1 Mine
Fire Ravages Salem Mine Tipple
Coke Works at Salem No. 1 Mine
Salem No. 1 Mine in Ruins
Salemville Patch
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Fire Ravages Coal Plant
Salem No. 1 Mine,
Salemville,  Salem Township,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

History of Salemville, PA and the Carpatho-Rusyn Miners who worked the Mines:
Salem No. 1 Mine, Salem No. 2 Mine, and Huron Mine.

by Ryan P. Washlaski, Web Master,
Raymond A. Washlaski &
Peter E. Starry, Jr."The Old Miner."
Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania
A Publication of the 20th Century Society of Western Pennsylvania
Updated April 25, 2001

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Coal Tipple Destroyed, ca.1923
Fire ravages the Keystone Coal and Coke Company Salem No.1 Mine coal processing plant and coal tipple, at Salemville, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., Tipple lies in Ruins in May of 1923.
(photo courtesy of Bob Sheffler & New Alexandria Bicentennial History Committee)
Remains of Coal Tipple, ca.1923
Another view of the May, 1923 fire scene. Salem No. 1 Mine Tipple in ruins, looking north towards US Rt. 22.
(photo courtesy of Bob Sheffler & New Alexandria Bicentennial History Committee).
1930 Fire Salem Tipple Fire again strikes Keystone Coal and Coke Company's Salem No.1 Mine Coal Processing Plant, in September, 1930. Shown left to right: Frank Shearer, Bob Sheffler, and Bill Nesbit.
(photo courtesy of Bob Sheffler and the New Alexandria Bicentennial History Committee)

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