Superior No. 1 Mine,
Superior No. 2 Mine

Superior,
Derry Township,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania

A Tribute to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams
at the Superior No. 1 & No. 2 Mines,
Superior, Derry Township,
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

by Raymond A. Washlaski, Ryan P. Washlaski &
Peter E. Starry, Jr. "The Old Miner."
Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania
A Publication of the 20th Century Society
Updated Oct. 11, 2000
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Links to:
Coal Miners Memorial, Superior No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Superior, Derry Twp.
Coal Mines of Westmoreland Co., PA INDEX
Map of Westmoreland Co., PA
Map of R.R. Transportation System Westmoreland Co.
Map of West Penn System Light Power Railway
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Superior Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe
See: Superior No. 1 Mine & Coke Works
        Superior No. 2 Mine
See also: Latrobe-Connellsville Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe

Superior No. 1 Mine & Coke Works(ca.1900-1916), on the Brandenville High Trestle Branch of the Pennsylvania R.R., Shaft entry mine, in the area of the Latrobe Elks golf  course, near the Village of Superior, Derry Twp.
Owners: (ca.1900-1910) Superior Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe
              (ca.1910-1916) Latrobe-Connellsville Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe
                                       Company Store: T.N. Buell Store.

Superior No. 2 Mine (ca.1902-1945?), on the Brandenville Branch of the Pennsylvania R.R., Drift entry Mine, Village of Superior, Derry Twp.
Owners: (ca.1902-1910) Superior Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe
              (ca.1910-1945?) Latrobe-Connellsville Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe
                                         Company Store: T.N. Buell Store

15 Min. Latrobe Pennsylvania Quadrangle,  Edition of Dec. 1903, U.S. Geological Survey Map, showing the approximate locations of the mines in the Brandenville / Superior area of Derry Twp.  Mine locations taken from a New Map of the Connelsville Coke Region ca.1910.
(Courtesy of Raymond A. Washlaski & The Latrobe Area Historical Society.)
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