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Please donate any mine records, mine maps or copies of them, pictures of the mines, pictures of miners, stories about the miners, mine memorabilia, books on mining, or tax deductable monetary donations to:
The Coal & Coke Heritage Center,
Penn State University Fayette Campus,
PA Rt. 119, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

O'Connell Coal & Coke Company, Uniontown, PA
See: Edna Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA

O'Neil Coal Company, Fayette City, PA
See: O'Neil Mine [Fayette City Mine], Fayette Co., PA

O'Neil Mine
(Fayette City Mine) (ca.1889- ? ), located on the P. & L. E. Railroad, near Fayette City, Washington Twp., Fayette Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1889-  ?  ), O'Neil Coal Company, Samuel O'Neil, Fayette City, PA
              (ca.1892-  ?  ), Samuel O'Neil Company, Fayette Co., PA
              (ca.1898-  ?  ), Samuel O'Neil Company, Fayette City, PA
              (ca.1903-  ?  ), Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company Pittsburg, PA 
              (ca.1920-  ?  ), Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA
Web sites on the Fayette City Mine, Fayette City, Fayette Co., PA:
   History of the Fayette City Mine, Fayette City, Washington Twp., Fayette Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Fayette City Mine, Fayette City, Fayette Co., PA

Oakdale, Lower Tyrone Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[Located on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, along the Youghiogheny River.]
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Ohiopyle, Fayette Co., PA
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Old Frame, Nicholson Twp., Fayette Co., PA
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Old Hill, Jefferson Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[Grindstone was also known as "Old Hill".]
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Old Home Mine & Coke Works (ca.1907-  ?  ), located at Puritan, German Twp., Fayette Co., PA.
[Old Home Coke Works contained 100 bee-hive coke ovens ca.1912.]
[Old Home Coke Works contained 100 bee-hive coke ovens ca.1916, ca.1917, ca.1920, located in the Klondike Region of the Connellsville Coke Region, of Fayette Co., PA.]
Owners: (ca.1907-  ? ), W. J. Parshall Company, Uniontown, PA
             (ca.      ?       ), Puritan Coke Company,
             (ca.      ?       ), W. J. Rainey Coke Company, Uniontown, PA
             (ca.1916-  ?  ), W. J. Parshall Company, Uniontown, PA
             (ca.1917-  ?  ), W. J. Parshall Company, Uniontown, PA
             (ca.1920-  ?  ), W. J. Parshall Company, Uniontown, PA
Web sites on the Old Home Mine & Coke Works, Puritan, German Twp., Fayette Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Old Home Mine, Puritan, German Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Old Laurel Furnace, Dunbar Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[Located on Morgan Run.]
[Location of the Old Laurel Iron Furnace and town for the iron workers.]
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Old Sauerkraut (East Fredericktown), Fayette Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.]
[Old Sauerkraut (East Fredericktown) is located on the Monongahela River south of Brownsville, Fayette Co., PA.]
See: East Fredericktown Mine (Old Sauerkraut Mine), East Fredicktown, Fayette Co., PA

Old Sauerkraut Mine
(East Fredericktown Mine) (ca.   ?   ), located on the Monongahela River, south of Brownsville, East Fredericktown, Fayette Co., PA
Owners: (ca.   ?   ),   ?

Old Wynn, Georges Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Georges Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania.]
[Old Wynn is located just north of Fairchance.]
[See also: Wynn, Georges Twp., Fayette Co., PA.]
See: Wynn Mine & Coke Works, Wynn, Georges Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Oliphant (Oliphant Furnace), Georges Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.]
See: Oliphant Mine & Coke Works, Oliphant, George Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Oliphant Coal & Coke Company, Uniontown, PA
See: Jeffrey No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co.
       Jeffrey No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co.

Oliphant Furnace Company, Oliphant, Fayette Co. PA
See: Oliphant Mine & Coke Works, Oliphant, Fayette Co., PA

Oliphant Mine & Coke Works (ca.1873-  ?  ), located on the Hopwood - Fairchance Road, on the South West Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, west of PA Rt 857, about 4 miles south of Uniontown, near Oliphant Furnace, Georges Twp., Fayette Co., PA.
[Oliphant Coke Works contained 251 coke ovens ca.1910.]
Owners: (ca.1873-   ?  ), Oliphant Furnace Company, Olihant Furnace, PA
              (ca.1870's- ?  ), Fayette Coke & Furnace Company
              (ca.1889-   ?  ), Fayette Furnace Company,
              (ca.1894-   ?  ), H. C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA 
              (ca.1898-   ?  ), H. C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA
              (ca.1899-   ?  ), H. C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA
              (ca.1910-   ?  ), H .C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA
              (ca.1912-   ?  ), H. C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA
Web sites on the Oliphant Mine & Coke Works, Oliphant, Georges Twp., Fayette Co., PA
    History of the Oliphant Mine & Coke Works, Oliphant, Georges Twp., Fayette Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Oliphant Mine & Coke Works, Oliphant, Georges Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Oliver, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in North Union Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania.]
[Located on the West Penn Railways trolley line.]
See: Oliver No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 1, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
       Oliver No. 2 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 2, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
       Oliver No. 3 Mine & Coke Works (Thaw Mine), Oliver No. 3, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
       Oliver No. 4 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 4, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Olive Coal Company, Uniontown, PA
See: Maggie Mine, Fayette Co., PA
[Sold out to Amend Coal Company, Newcomer, PA, ca.1916.]
See also: Amend Coal Company, Newcomer, PA

Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Oliver, PA
See: Oliver No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA
        Oliver No. 2 Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA
        Oliver No. 3 Mine & Coke Works (Thaw Mine), Fayette Co., PA
        Oliver No. 4 Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA

Oliver Coke & Furnace Company, Uniontown, PA
See:  Oliver No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver, Fayette Co., PA
        Oliver No. 2 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver, Fayette Co., PA
        Oliver No. 3 Mine & Coke Works (Thaw Mine), Oliver, Fayette Co., PA
        Oliver No. 4 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver, Fayette Co., PA

Oliver No. 1, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in North Union Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania.]
[Oliver No. 1 is located just north of Uniontown, starting at the edge of the city.]
See: Oliver No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 1, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Oliver No. 1 Mine & Coke Works (ca.1890-1960's), located just north of Uniontown, starting at the edge of the city, on the P.V.& C. Railroad, north of PA Rt. 119 and east of PA Rt.51, north of Uniontown, east of Oliver No. 1, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA.
[Oliver No. 1 Coke Works contained 328 coke ovens ca.1904,  ca.1905, ca.1910, ca.1912, ca.1917, & ca.1919.]
Owners: (ca.1890-   ?   ), Oliver Coke & Furnace Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1894-   ?   ), Oliver Coke & Furnace Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1898-   ?   ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1904-   ?  ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1905-   ?   ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Oliver, PA
              (ca.1910-   ?   ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Oliver, PA
              (ca.1912-   ?   ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Uniontown, PA
Web sites for Oliver No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 1, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA:
    History of the Oliver No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 1, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
    Coal Miner Memorial Oliver No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 1, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Oliver No. 2, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in North Union Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania.]
[Oliver No. 2 is located just north of Uniontown, starting at the edge of the city.]
See: Oliver No. 2 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 2, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Oliver No. 2 Mine & Coke Works (ca.1890-   ?  ), located on a Branch line of the B & O Railroad, Oliver No. 2, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA.
[Oliver No. 2 Coke Works contained 480 coke ovens ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1910, ca.1912, ca.1917,  & ca.1919.]
Owners: (ca.1890-   ?  ), Oliver Coke & Furnace Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1894-   ?  ), Oliver Coke & Furnace Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1898-   ?  ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1904-   ?  ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1905-   ?  ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Oliver, PA
              (ca.1910-  ?   ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Oliver, PA
              (ca.1912-   ?   ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Uniontown, PA
Web sites for Oliver No. 2 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 2, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA:
    History of the Oliver No. 2 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 2, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
    Coal Miner Memorial Oliver No. 2 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 2, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Oliver No. 3 (Thaw), North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in North Union Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania.]
[Located on the Southwest Pennsylvania Division of the Pennsylvania  Railroad.]
[Oliver No. 3 (Thaw) is located just north of Uniontown, starting at the edge of the city.]
See: Oliver No. 3 Mine & Coke Works (Thaw Mine), Thaw, Oliver No. 3, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Oliver No. 3 Mine & Coke Works
(Thaw Mine) (ca.1903-1944), located on a Branch of the P.V. & C. Railroad, Thaw, Oliver No. 3, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA.
[Oliver No. 3  Coke Works contained 300 coke ovens ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1910, ca.1912, ca.1917,  & ca.1919.]
Owners: (ca.1903-   ?   ), Oliver Coke & Furnace Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1904-   ?   ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1905-   ?   ), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Oliver, PA
              (ca.1910- 1944), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Oliver, PA
Web sites for Oliver No. 3 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 3 (Thaw), North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA:
    History of the Oliver No. 3 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 3 (Thaw), North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
    Coal Miner Memorial Oliver No. 3 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 3 (Thaw), North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Oliver No. 4, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in North Union Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania.]
[Oliver No. 4 is located just north of Uniontown, starting at the edge of the city.]
See: Oliver No. 4 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 4, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Oliver No. 4 Mine & Coke Works (ca.1903-1944), located on a Branch of the P.V. & C. Railroad, near Thaw, Oliver No. 4, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA.
Owners: (ca.1903-   ?   ), Oliver Coke & Furnace Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1910-1944), Oliver & Snyder Steel Company, Oliver, PA
Web sites for Oliver No. 4 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 4, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA:
    History of the Oliver No. 4 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 4, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA
    Coal Miner Memorial Oliver No. 4 Mine & Coke Works, Oliver No. 4, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Oneida Coal Mining Company, Connellsville, PA
See: Oneida No. 1 Mine, Indian Head, Fayette Co., PA

Oneida No. 1 Mine (ca.1917-  ?  ), located  on the Indian Creek Valley Railroad, near Indian Head,  Fayette Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1917-  ?  ), Oneida Coal Mining Company, Connellsville, PA
              (ca.1919-  ?  ), Oneida Coal Mining Company, Connellsville, PA
              (ca.1920-  ?  ), Oneida Coal Mining Company, Connellsville, PA
Web sites on the Oneida No. 1 Mine, Indian Head, Fayette Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Oneida No. 1 Mine, Indian Head, Fayette Co., PA

Orchard Hill Mine (ca.1917-  ?  ), located on the B. & O. Railroad, near Scottdale, Upper Tyrone Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[Orchard Hill Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1917-  ?  ), Connellsville Coke Company, Scottdale, PA

Orient, Redstone Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Redstone Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania.]
[Orient islocated on the New Salem - Republic Road.]
See:  Orient Mine & Coke Works, Orient, Redstone Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Orient Coke Company, Uniontown, PA
See: Orient Mine & Coke Works, Orient, Redstone Twp., Fayette Co., PA
See also: American Coke Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA

Orient Mine & Coke Works (ca.1900-  ?  ), located on the New Salem - Republic Road, along Dunlap Creek, in the Cardale vicinity, Orient, Redstone Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[Orient Coke Works contained 400 bee-hive coke ovens ca.1905 & ca.1906.]
[Orient Mine Disaster Nov. 18, 1912.  Three miners injured by an explosion of gas.]
[Orient Coke Works contained 480 bee-hive coke ovens ca.1916, located in the Klondike Region of the Connellsville Coke Region, of Fayette Co, PA]
Owners: (ca.1900-   ?  ), Orient Coke Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1916-   ?  ), Orient Coke Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1919-   ?  ), Orient Coke Company, Uniontown, PA
              (ca.1920-   ?  ), American Coke Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
Web sites on the Orient Mine & Coke Works, Orient, Redstone Twp., Fayette Co., PA:
    History of the Orient Mine & Coke Works, Orient, Redstone Twp., Fayette Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Orient Mine & Coke Works, Orient, Redstone Twp., Fayette Co., PA

Ormond, Luzerne Twp., Fayette Co., PA
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Outcrop, Springhill Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Springhill Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania.]
[Outcrop is located south of Smithfield.]
See: Fayette Coal Mining Company, Outcrop , PA
       H. R. Sackett Coal & Coke Company, Outcrop, PA
       Harah Coal & Coke Company, Outcrop, PA
       Rich Hill Mine & Coke Works, Outcrop, Springhill Twp., Fayette Co., PA
       Outcrop Mine, Outcrop, Springhill Twp., Fayette Co., PA
       Sackett Mine & Coke Works, Outcrop, Fayette Co., PA

Outcrop Mine (ca.1916-   ?  ), located south of Smithfield, on the B. & O. Railroad, near Outcrop, Springhill Twp., Fayette Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1916-  ?  ), Rice Coal & Coke Company, Connellsville, PA

Overholt Company, Scottdale, PA
See: Emma No. 2 Mine, near Scottdale, Fayette Co., PA
See also: J. W. Overholt Company, Scottdale, PA

Overholt No. 1 Mine (ca.1917-  ?  ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Alverton, East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1917-  ?  ), A. C. Overhlot & Company, Alverton, PA

Overholt No. 2 Mine (ca.1917-  ?  ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Alverton, East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Overholt No. 2 Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1917-  ?  ), A. C. Overhlot & Company, Alverton, PA

Overton Coal Company, Connellsville, PA
See: Overton Mine, West Overton, Westmoreland Co., PA

Overton Mine (ca.1917-  ?  ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near West Overton, Westmoreland Co., PA
[Overton Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1917-  ?  ), Overton Coal Company, Connellsville, PA

Owensdale, Upper Tyron Twp., Fayette Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Upper Tyrone Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania.]
[Located on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad & The Pennsylvania Railroad, Southwest Pennsylvania Branch.]
[Owensdale is located just south of Scottdale.]
See: B. F. Keister & Company, Owensdale, PA
       Clinton Mine & Coke Works, Owensdale, Upper Tyron Twp., Fayette Co., PA
       Franklin Mine & Coke Works, Owensdale, Upper Tyrone Twp., Fayette Co., PA
       Tip Top Mine & Coke Works, Owensdale, Tip Top, Upper Tyron Twp., Fayette Co., PA

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