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| Alicia Mine & Coke Works
(ca.1910- ? ), Located on the Monongahela River, south of Brownsville, at Alicia, Luzerne Twp., Fayette Co., PA [Alicia Coke Works contained 400 rectangular coke ovens, in the Klondike Region of the Connellsville Coke Region.] [Located on the U.S.G.S. California, PA 7 1/2 min. quad map.] Owners: (ca.1910- ? ), W. Harry Brown Coke Company (ca.1913- ? ), W. Harry Brown Company, (ca.1919- ? ), Pittsburgh Steel Company, Alicia, PA (ca.1920- ? ), Pittsburgh Steel Company, Alicia, PA (ca.1956- ? ), Emerald Coal & Coke Company, |
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| A portion of the U.S. Geological Survey Brownsville, Pa
15min. 1933 Ed. topo map showing the village of Alicia, Alicia Mine &
Coke Works, and the surrounding area of Luzerne Township, Fayette Co.,
PA (Map courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C.) |
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| The Alicia Mine Monongahela River tipple used for loading
coal barges. (Photo courtesy of the Coal & Coke Heritage Center, Penn State University Fayette Campus, Uniontown, PA) |
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| An Advertisement for Alica Crushed Coke by W. Harry Brown Coke Company, ca.1910. |
| Coal Miners
Memorial Alicia Mine & Coke Works, Alicia, Luzerne Twp., Fayette Co.,PA |
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