Bituminous Coal Mines of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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Somerset County
Pennsylvania
Coal Mine
Index A
to the Bituminous Coal Mines of
Somerset County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Index to the Coal Mines and Coal Companies which mined the Bituminous Coal seams of Somerset 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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Somerset County Pennsylvania - Coal Mine Index
INDEX A

[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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A. F. Clark & Company, Hooversville, PA
See: Stony Creek Mine, Hooversville, Somerset Co., PA
Somerset Mine, Hooversville, Somerset Co., PA
See also: Clark & Company, Hooversville, PA

A. F. John Company, Johnstown, PA
See: Somerset Mine, Somerset Co., PA

A. R. Winters Company, Coal Run, PA
See: Hocking Mine, Garrett, Coal Run, Somerset Co., PA

Acosta, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch Town in Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.]
[Located on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.]
[The former coal company patch towns of Belmont and Griffie are now considered sections of Acosta, PA.]
See: Belmont No. 1 Mine, Acosta, Belmont, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., PA
   Belmont No. 2 Mine, Acosta, Belmont, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., PA
   Belmont No. 3 Mine, Acosta, Belmont, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., PA
   Jenner No. 4 Mine (Consolidation No. 120), Acosta, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Jenner No. 5 Mine (Consolidation No. 121), Acosta, Jenner Twp. Somerset Co., PA
Griffie No. 1 Mine, Acosta, Griffie, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Griffith Coal Company, Acosta, Griffie, Somerset Co., PA
Hillworth Coal Company, Acosta, PA

Adams, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch Town in, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.]
See: Adams Mine, Adams, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Adams Mine (ca.1898- ? ), located on the B. & O. Railroad, Johnstown Branch, near Friedens, Listie, Adams, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA
[A drift mine, mining the 4 foot thick "C" Prime coal vein, minng done with machine and pick & shovel.]
Owners: (ca.1898- ? ), Rowe & Adams Company, Listie, PA
(ca.1901- ? ), S. Hamilton Coal Company, Baltimore, MD
(ca.1904- ? ), S. M. Hamilton Coal Company, Cumberland, MD
(ca.1906- ? ), S. M. Hamilton Coal Company, Cumberland, MD
(ca.1910- ? ), S. M. Hamilton & Company, Baltimore, MD
(ca.1917- ? ), S. M. Hamilton & Company, Baltimore, MD
Web sites on the Adams Mine, Listie, Adams, Somerset Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Adams Mine, Listie, Adams, Somerset Co., PA

Adams No. 2 Mine (ca.1920- ? ), located on the B. & O. Railroad, Johnstown Branch, Adams Station, near Wells Creek, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1920- ? ), Pennsylvania Smithing Coal Company,
(ca.1940- ? ), Wells Creek Smithing Coal Company, Wells Creek, PA

Adams Station, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA
[The name of the B. & O. Railroad, Johnstown Branch, station at Wells Creek, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA.]
See: Wells Creek, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Addison, Addison Twp., Somerset Co., PA
See:

Ajax Coal Company, Meyersdale, PA
See: Ajax Mine, near Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA

Ajax Hocking Coal Company, Garrett, PA
See: Hocking No. 2 Mine, Garrett, Somerset Co., PA

Ajax Mine (ca.1910- ? ), located on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, near Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA
[A drift mine, mining the 3 foot thick Redstone coal vein, a pick & shovel mine.]
Owners: (ca.1910- ? ), Ajax Coal Company, Meyersdale, PA

Allegheny Mines, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch Town in Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.]
See: Allegheny Mine, Allegheny Mines, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Allegheny Mine
(Consolidation No. 111 Mine) (ca.1901- ? ), located on the Berlin Branch of the B. & O. Railroad, near Althouse, Allegheny Mines, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA
[Allegheny Mine was probably operated under the Somerset Coal Company name ca.1905.]
Owners: (ca.1901-   ? ), W. D. Althouse & Company, Garrett, PA
(ca.   ?    ), The Althouse Coal Mining Company, Philadelphia, PA
(ca.1902-   ? ), Somerset Coal Company, Somerset, PA
  (ca.1903- ? ), Consolidation Coal Company, Somerset, PA
(ca.1905- ? ), Somerset Coal Company, Somerset, PA
  (ca.1910- ? ), Consolidation Coal Company, Somerset, PA
Web sites on the Allegheny Mine, Althouse, Allegheny Mines, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA:
History of the Allegheny Mine, Althouse, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Coal Miners Memorial Allegheny Mine, Althouse, Allegheny Mines, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Allen Coal Company, Boswell, PA
See: Allen No. 1 Mine, Boswell, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Allen No. 1 Mine (ca.1917- ? ), located on the B. & O. Railroad, Boswell, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., PA
[Allen No. 1 Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1917- ? ), Allen Coal Company, Boswell, PA

Allenvale, Lincoln Twp., Somerset Co., PA
[Located on the Pittsburgh, Westmoreland & Somerset Railroad.]
See:

Althouse, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch Town in Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.]
See: Allegheny Mine, Althouse, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Ponfiegh Mine, Garrett, Althouse, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Althouse & Company, Garrett, PA
[ca.1902, W. D. Althouse & Company, was acquired by Somerset Coal Company, Somerset, PA .]
See: Allegheny Mine, Althouse, Allegheny Mines, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Ponfeigh Mine, Althouse, Brothers Valley Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA
See also: W. D. Althouse & Company, Garrett, PA
Somerset Coal Company, Somerset, PA

Althouse Coal Mining Company, Philadelphia, PA
[ca.1902, Althouse Coal Mining Company, was acquired by Somerset Coal Company, Somerset, PA .]
See: Allegheny Mine, near Garrett, Allegheny Mines, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Ponfiegh Mine, Garrett, Althouse, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA
See also: The Althouse Coal Mining Company, Philadelphia, PA
W. D. Althouse & Company, Garrett, PA
Somerset Coal Company, Somerset, PA

Anspach Mine (ca.1910- ? ), located on the B. & O. Railroad, near Confluence, Harnedsville, Somerset Co., PA
[A drift mine, mining a 4 to 5 foot thick coal vein, mining done by machine.]
Owners: (ca.1910- ? ), Smith, Meyers & Company, Philadelphia, PA
(ca.1917- ? ), J. Blair Kennedy Company, Harnedsville, PA

Antoniette Mine (ca.1917- ? ), located on the Western Maryland Railroad, near Somerset, Somerset Co., PA
[Antoniette Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1917- ? ), E. J. Frauenheim Coal Company, Somerset, PA

Arrow, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., PA
[A Lumber Mill Patch town and a Coal Company Patch Town in Paint Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.]
[Located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, South Fork Branch.]
[Arrow was the location of a large lumber mill operated by James Curry & Son Company ca.1898, sold to the Babcock Lumber Company ca.1901.]
See: Arrow No. 1 Mine, Arrow, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Arrow Coal Mining Company, Pittsburgh, PA
See: Arrow No. 1 Mine, Arrow, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Arrow No. 5 Mine, Reitz, Shade Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Arrow No. 1 Mine (ca.1917- ? ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, South Fork Branch, Arrow, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1917- ? ), Arrow Coal Mining Company, Pittsburgh, PA
Web sites on the Arrow No. 1 Mine, Arrow, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Arrow No. 1 Mine, Arrow, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Arrow No. 5 Mine (ca.1917- ? ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Reitz, Shade Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1917- ? ), Arrow Coal Mining Company, Pittsburgh, PA
Web sites on the Arrow No. 5 Mine, Reitz, Shade Twp., Somerset Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Arrow No. 5 Mine, Reitz, Shade Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Ashtola, Paint & Ogle Twps., Somerset Co., PA
[A lumber mill patch town in Paint & Ogle Twps. Somerset Co. PA]
[Located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, South Fork Branch.]
[Ashtola was the location of a large lumber mill operated by the Babcock Lumber Company.]
See:

Ashtola Junction, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., PA
[Located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, South Fork Branch, were the branch line seperated to reach Ashtola and Arrow.]

Ashtola School, Paint Twp., Somerset Co., PA
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Atlantic Big Vein Coal Company, Meyersdale, PA
See: Keystone No. 1 Mine, Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA
Keystone No. 2 Mine, Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA

Atlantic Coal Company, Meyersdale, PA
See: Atlantic No. 1 Mine, Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA
Atlantic No. 2 Mine, Blackfield, Somerset Co., PA
Atlantic No. 3 Mine, Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA
Black Mine, Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA

Atlantic No. 1 Mine (ca.1917- ? ), located on the B. & O. Railroad, Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1917- ? ), Atlantic Coal Company, Meyersdale, PA

Atlantic No. 2 Mine (ca.1917- ? ), located on the B. & O. Railroad, Blackfield, Black Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1917- ? ), Atlantic Coal Company, Meyersdale, PA
Web sites on the Atlantic No. 2 Mine, Blackfield, Black Twp., Somerset Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Atlantic No. 2 Mine, Blackfield, Black Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Atlantic No. 3 Mine (ca.1917- ? ), located on the B. & O. Railroad, Meyersdale, Somerset Co., PA
[Atlantic No. 3 Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1917- ? ), Atlantic Coal Company, Meyersdale, PA

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