Huron Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
[Huron Coal Company was later acquired by the Keystone Coal & Coke Company, ca.1908.]

Huron No. 1 Mine & Coke Works
(Patton Mine) (ca.1895-  ?   ),
Located on the New Alexandria Branch, Salemville spur, of the Pennsylvania Railroad., just north of Salemville, Dundale Station, Huron, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Dundale was the name of the Pennsylvania Railroad New Alexandria Branch Station, located at Huron Mines.]
[Presentday Huron Circle Drive is the location of the former town of Huron, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, nothing remains of the original town of Huron.]
Owners: (ca.1895-1901), Patton,
              (ca.1901-1908), Huron Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
              (ca.1908-   ?   ), Keystone Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg, PA

Huron No. 2 Mine (ca.1903- ? ),
Located on the New Alexandria Branch, Salemville Spur, of the Pennsylvania Railroad., just north of Salemville, Dundale Station, Huron, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Presentday Huron Circle Drive is the location of the former town of Huron, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, nothing remains of the original town of Huron.]
Owners: (ca.1903-1908), Huron Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
              (ca.1908-   ?   ), Keystone Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg, PA

Huron No. 3 Mine (ca.1903-  ?  ),
Located on the New Alexandria Branch, Salemville Spur, of the Pennsylvania Railroad., just north of Salemville, Dundale Station, Huron, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Presentday Huron Circle Drive is the location of the former town of Huron, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, nothing remains of the original town of Huron.]
Owners: (ca.1903-1908), Huron Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
              (ca.1908-   ?   ), Keystone Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg , PA

In ca.1904 Huron No. 1 Mine, Huron No. 2 Mine, & Huron No. 3 Mine produced 124,810 tons of coal, the mines worked 259 days, and employed 112 miners.

In ca.1906 the Huron Mines produced 160,048 tons of coal, and employed 134 miners.

In ca.1908 construction began on the Huron Coke Works, the coking facility.  This consisted of 100 "Belgian Type" Coke Ovens.  These were unique in this area, as the "Belgian Type" Coke Ovens were of a push-thru design, which mean that both sides of the oven were open, with steel doors on the openings and a small charging hole in the top. The usual type of coke ovens in this area were the "Bee-hive type", which was a round dome type oven with a single door to extract the coke, and a small charging hole on the top.

The town of Huron was served by the New Alexandria Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, with a spur from Salemville. The station stop at Huron was called "Dundale".  It consisted of an open roofed Waiting Platform and a loading Platform on a stone foundation.  This was located just off of ______ Road, across from the Road leading to Huron Circle today.

The Mine Power House, Coal Washer, and Coal Loading Facilities were located just west of the present row of houses at Huron Circle, with the 100 Belgian Coke Ovens stretching south of these buildings.

The Coal Company Patch Town of Huron consisted of 16 double-family houses.

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