Peterson Mine, West Tarentum, Peterson, East Deer Twp., Allegheny Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Peterson Mine,
near West Tarentum, Peterson, East Deer Twp., Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Tribute to the Coal Miners that mined the
Bituminous Coal seams of the Peterson Mine,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor ,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Advisor,
Peter E. Starry, Jr. "The Old Miner."

Updated Feb. 4, 2006

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Peterson Mine (ca.1903- ? ),
Located on the West Penn Railroad, about one mile south of Tarentum, Peterson, East Deer Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1903- ? ), McKean Coal Company, Tarentum, PA
(ca.1919- ? ), West Tarentum Fuel Company, Tarentum, PA

A portion of the U.S. G.S. 15 min. New Kensington , PA quad map ca.1910, showing the loaction of Peterson, in East Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
(Map courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C.)

Peterson Mine:
The Peterson Mine is operated by the McKean Coal Company. It is located in Allegheny county on the West Penn Railroad, about one mile south of Tarentum. Hauling is done by head and tail rope. The mining is done by mining machines of the puncher type. It is ventilated by a furnace. A new tipple has been built. Drainage was in good condition, but the ventilation was not carried up to the working faces as well as it might have been. The system of mining the coal is defective.
(From the "Report of the Dept. of Mines for Pennsylvania for 1903.")

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