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[This listing of coal mines and coal companies has been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper articles, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, county histories, township histories, Pennsylvania Geological Survey reports, topographical maps, personnal accounts of coal miners, etc., etc.]
Very few coal company employee records exist today.  Most Coal Company employee records have been lost or destroyed after the mines were closed. If you have mine records or know of the location of coal company employee records please let us know.

L. P. Carter Company, Monessen, PA
See: Carter Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA
See also: Carter Company, Monessen, PA

Lacolle Coal Mining Company, Westmoreland Co.
See: Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See also: Fairfield Coal & Coke Company, Bolivar, PA

Lacolle No. 1 Mine
(Monarch Mine) (ca.1912-1935), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, on Tubmill Creek, just south of Bolivar,  Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA 
[Lacolle No. 1 Mine was renamed the Monarch Mine after 1930.]
Owners: (ca.1912-    ?   ), Lacolle Coal Mining Company, Bolivar, PA
              (ca.1916-   ?    ), Lacolle Coal Mining Company, Bolivar, PA  
              (ca.1917-   ?    ), Fairfield Coal & Coke Company, Bolivar, PA 
              (ca.1919-1935), Fairfield Coal & Coke Company, Bolivar, PA
Web sites on the Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Bolivar, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
   Coal Miners Memorial Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Bolivar, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lake Shore Gas Coal Company, Sutersville, PA
See: Ayers Hollow Mine, Sutersville, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Penn Gas No. 4 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA

Large Company, Webster, PA
See: Large Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA
See also: R. B. Large Company, Webster, PA

Large Mine (ca.1892 - ? ), located near Webster, Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1892-  ?  ), R. B. Large Company, Webster, PA

Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
See: Colianer Mine, Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Larimer Gas No. 1 Mine, Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Larimer No. 1 Mine, Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Larimer No. 2 Mine, Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Plank's Country Bank Mine, Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Larimer Coke Works (ca.      ), located on the Main Line of the Pennsylvania, at Ardara, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.     ? ), Carnegie Bros. & Company,

Larimer Gas Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
See: Larimer Gas No. 1 Mine, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Larimer Gas No. 1 Mine (ca.1917-1919), located at Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Larimer Gas No. 1 Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1917.]
[Larimer Gas No. 1 Mine was listed as Abandoned in ca.1919.]
Owners: (ca.1917-1919), Larimer Gas Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
Web sites for Larimer Gas No. 1 Mine, Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial, Larimer Gas No. 1 Mine, Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Larimer No. 1 Mine (ca.1854-1906?), located at Larimer, off Rt. 993, Irwin, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1854-1906?), Westmoreland Coal Company, Irwin, PA
              (ca.1910-    ?    ), Westmoreland Coal Company, Irwin, PA
Web sites for Larimer Mines, Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial, Larimer No. 1 Mine, Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Larimer No. 2 Mine (ca. 1880-1906?  ) , located at Larimer, off Rt. 993, Irwin, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.    ?   -1872), Westmoreland - Youghiogheny Coal Company,
              (ca.1872-1906?), Westmoreland Coal Company, Irwin, PA
Web sites for Larimer Mines, Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial, Larimer No. 2 Mine, Larimer, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lash, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
See: Angelcyk Mine, Lash, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Last Chance Mine (ca.1916-  ?  ), located south of the William Penn Highway, near Export, Franklin Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1916-  ?  ), Harry D.Diffenderfer, John J. McAlister, A Gillies
Web sites on the Last Chance Mine, Export, Franklin Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Last Chance Mine, Export, Franklin Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Latrobe, Westmoreland Co., PA
[A railroad town on the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad.]
See: Alfred Barnett Company, Latrobe, PA
       American Coke Company, Latrobe, PA
       American Locomotive Works, Latrobe, PA
       Bradenville Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA
       Cardiff Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
       Derry Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA
       Garfield Smokeless Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
       Greenwich Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA
       J. D. Houston Company, Latrobe, PA
       Latrobe-Connellsville Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA
       Latrobe Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
       Latrobe - Cresson Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
       Latrobe Fuel Company, Latrobe, PA
       Ligonier Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
       Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine, Loyalhanna, Latrobe, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
       M. Saxman, Jr. & Company, Latrobe, PA
       M. Saxman, Sr. & Company, Latrobe, PA
       Mercer Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
       Millwood Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA
       Millwood Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
       Oakville Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA
       Peters Paper Company, Latrobe, PA
       Puritan Coke Company of Latrobe, Latrobe, PA
       Ridge Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
       Saxman Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA
       Unity Connellsville Coke Company, Latrobe, PA

Latrobe Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
See:  Brenizer Mine, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA 
        Latrobe No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Latrobe No. 2 Mine (Brenizer Mine), Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Latrobe-Connellsville Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg / Latrobe, PA
See: Atlantic No. 2 Mine & Coke Works, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Atlantic No. 3 Mine & Coke Works, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Connellsville Mine & Coke Works, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA 
        Derry No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Derry No. 2 Mine & Coke Works, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Gilson Mine, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Ligonier No. 2 Shaft Mine & Coke Works (Saxman No. 2 Mine) (Peanut Mine), Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Millwood Shaft Mine No. 1, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Saxman Mine & Coke Works, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Superior No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Superior No. 2 Mine, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See also: Derry Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA
              Superior Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA

Latrobe - Cresson Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
See: Island Mine, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co.,PA
       Lawrence Mine, Latrobe area, Westmoreland Co., PA

Latrobe Fuel Company,
See: Kuhn Mine, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Latrobe High Grade Coal Company, Derry, PA
See: Pearl Mine, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Latrobe Mine (ca.  ?  ), located on the Unity Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in West Latrobe, Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1919-  ?  ), Railway Steel Spring Company, Latrobe, PA

Latrobe No. 1 Mine & Coke Works
(Lloydsville Mine) (ca.1878- ?),  located on the Lloydsville Branch off the Unity Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad Mainline, west of Latrobe, at Loydsville, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Latrobe No. 1 Coke Works contained 136 bee-hive coke ovens ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1878-  ?  ), Saxman, Jr., & Company, Latrobe, PA
              (ca.1910-  ?  ), Latrobe Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
Web sites for the Latrobe No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Loydsville, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial, Latrobe No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Loydsville, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Latrobe No. 2 Mine
(Brenizer Mine)  (ca.  ?  ), located on the Brenizer Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad., Brenizer, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1910-  ?  ), Latrobe Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
              (ca.1916-  ?  ), Latrobe Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
Web sites on the Latrobe No. 2 Mine (Brenizer Mine), Brenizer, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
   History of the Latrobe No. 2 Mine (Brenizer Mine), Brenizer, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
   Coal Miners Memorial Latrobe No. 2 Mine (Brenizer Mine), Brenizer, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lauffer, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
[Lauffer Mine was located on the Lauffer spur line from the Turtle Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad.]
See: Lauffer Mine (Irwin Gas No. 6 Mine), Lauffer Mine, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lauffer & Painter Coal Company,
See: Coal Run Mine, Coal Run, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lauffer Mine, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
[Lauffer Mine was located on the Lauffer spur line from the Turtle Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad.]
See: Lauffer Mine (Irwin Gas No. 6 Mine), Lauffer Mine, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lauffer Mine
(Irwin Gas No. 6 Mine) (ca.  ?  ), located  on the Lauffer Mine spur of the Turtle Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad., north of Delmont, Village of Lauffer Mine, Salem Twp., Westmoreland County, PA
[Lauffer Mine name changed to Irwin Gas No. 6 Mine by the Irwin Gas Coal Company]
Owners: (ca.1919-1920's), Salem Gas Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
              (ca.1920's-   ?   ), Irwin Gas Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
Web sites on the Lauffer Mine (Irwin Gas No. 6 Mine), Lauffer Mine, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
   History of the Lauffer Mine (Irwin Gas No. 6 Mine), Lauffer Mine, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Laughery Country Bank Mine (ca.1878-  ?  ), located near the Westmoreland Iron Furnace, near Furnace Run, near Laughlintown, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Mined the Clarion Coal Bed, which was 4 to 5 feet thick at the mine.]
Owners: (ca.1878-  ?  ), Mr. Laughery

Laughlintown, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See: Darr Mine, Laughlintown, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
       Hall's Country Bank Mine, Laughlintown, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Laurel Run School, Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See:

Laurel Run School, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See: Laurel Run School Country Bank Mine, Laurel Run School, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Laurel Run School Country Bank Mine (ca.   ?  ), located north west of Laurel Run School, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Mined the Brookville Coal seam.]
Owners: (ca.   ?   ),    ?

Laurel School, St. Clair Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See:

Laurelville, Mt.Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See: Patterson's Country Bank Mine, on Jacobs Creek, near Laurelville, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lawrence Mine (ca.1910 - ? ), location uncertain,  Local Trade Coal Mine, in the Latrobe Area, Latrobe, Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1910-  ?  ), Latrobe - Cresson Coal Company, Latrobe, PA

Lawson's Country Bank Mine (ca.1923- ? ), location uncertain, 1 mile east of Huff, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Mined the Upper Bakertown coal bed.]
Owners: (ca.1923-  ?  ), Lawson

Lawson's Prospect Country Bank Mine (ca.1921 - ? ), location uncertain,  1 1/2 miles east of Huff, Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1921-  ?  ), Lawson

Leechburg, Armstrong Co., PA
[A steel mill town in Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania.]
See:  Allegheny Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
        Apollo Coal Mining Company, Leechburg, PA
        Avonmore Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
        Bagdad Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
        Haddon Coal Company, Leechburg, PA
        Joseph G. Beale Company, Leechburg, PA
        Leechburg Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
        Lewis & Company, Leechburg, PA
        Lewis Coal Company, Leechburg, PA
        P & K Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
        Paulton Coal Mining Company, Leechburg, PA
        Pine Run Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
        Pine Run Coal Company, Leechburg, PA 
        Saltsburg Coal Company, Leechburg, PA
        Saltsburg Coal Mining Company, Leechburg, PA
        Valley Coal Company, Leechburg, PA
        West Leechburg Mine, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        West Leechburg Steel & Tin Plate Company, Leechburg, PA

Leechburg Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
See: Hill Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA
        Leechburg Mine, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Leechburg No. 3 Mine, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Leechburg No. 4 Mine, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co.,PA
        Lucesco Mine, Lucesco, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Riverview Mine, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Leechburg Colliery Mine (ca.1878-  ?  ), located on the West Penn Railway, Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (Ca.1878-  ?  ), D. B. Ashbaugh & Company,

Leechburg Mine  (ca.1917-  ?  ), location uncertain, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Conemaugh Division, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1917-  ?  ), Leechburg Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
Web sites for Leechburg Mine, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Leechburg Mine, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Leechburg No. 3 Mine  (ca. 1889-  ?  ), location uncertain, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Conemaugh Division, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1889-  ?  ), Leechburg Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
              (ca.1892-  ?  ), Leechburg Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
Web sites for Leechburg No. 3 Mine, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Leechburg No. 3 Mine, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Leechburg No. 4 Mine (ca.1889- ? ), location uncertain, on the Pennsylania Railroad, Conemaugh Division, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1889-  ?  ), Leechburg Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
              (ca.1892-  ?  ), Leechburg Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
              (ca.1898-  ?  ), Leechburg Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
Web sites for Leechburg No. 3 Mine, Allegheny Twp., , Westmoreland Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Leechburg No. 4 Mine, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lemman School, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See:

Leroy Coal Mining Company,
See: Gilbert Mine, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lewis & Company, Leechburg, PA
See: Blackstone Mine, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lewis Coal Company, Leechburg, PA
See: Blackstone Mine (Blackston Mine), Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See also: Louis Coal Company, L:eechburg, PA
              Louis Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA

Lewis Mine (ca.1914 ?-  ? ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1914-  ?   ), Pine Run Company, Leechburg, PA
              (ca.1917-  ?   ), Pine Run Company, Leechburg, PA

Liberty Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA
See: Glenn Mine, Allegheny Co., PA
        Liberty Mine, South Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Liberty Hall, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See:

Liberty Mine (ca. ? -1923), location uncertain, 3/4 mile northeast of Smithton, on the B. & O. Railroad, South Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Liberty Mine mined the Redstone Coal seam.]
Owners: (ca. ? -1923), Liberty Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA

Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA
[Ligonier is located on the Ligonier Valley Railroad.]
See: Colonial Coal & Coke Company, Ligonier, PA
       Darlington Coal Company, Ligonier, PA
       Darlington Coal Mining Company, Ligonier, PA
       Fort Ligonier Coal Company, Ligonier, PA
       Fort Ligonier No. 1 Mine, near Ligonier, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
       Fort Palmer Coal & Coke Company, Ligonier, PA
       Ligonier Mine, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA
       Ligonier Diamond Coal & Coke Company, Ligonier, PA
       Saint Clair Coal Company, Ligonier, PA
       Seger Brothers Coal Company, Ligonier, PA
       South Ligonier Coal Company, Ligonier, PA
       South Ligonier No. 1 Mine, Ligonier, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
       Tosh Coal Company, Ligonier, PA
       W. E. Brown Coal Company, Ligonier, PA
       Westmoreland-Connellsville Coal Company, Ligonier, PA

Ligonier Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
See: Ligonier No. 2 Shaft Mine & Coke Works (Saxman No. 2 Mine) (Peanut Mine), Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        S. H. Smith Mine, Osburn Station, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See also: Saxman Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA
               [Saxman Coal & Coke Company acquired Ligonier Coal Company, Latrobe, PA ca.1915.]

Ligonier Diamond Coal & Coke Company, Ligonier, PA
See: Diamond No. 1 Mine, Diamond, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
       Diamond No. 2 Mine, Diamond, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Ligonier Mine & Coke Works (ca.1904-  ?  ), located on the Ligonier Valley Railroad, near Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA
[Ligonier Mine Coke Works contained 50 bee-hive coke ovens ca.1904.]
Owners: (ca.1904-  ?  ), Colonial Coal & Coke Company, Ligonier, PA
Web sites on the Ligonier Mine, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA:
   Coal Miners Memorial Ligonier Mine, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA

Ligonier No. 2 Shaft Mine & Coke Works
(Saxman No. 2 Mine)
(Peanut Mine & Coke Works) (ca.1902-1939), located off of PA Rt 982, on a spur line off the Bradenville Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, just west of Derry, south of New Derry, Village of Peanut, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[ca.1915 Ligonier No. 2 Mine was renamed Saxman No. 2 Mine .]
[Ligonier No. 2 Coke Works contained 50 bee-hive coke ovens ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1902-1915?), Ligonier Coal Company, Latrobe, PA
              (ca.1915?-1939), Saxman Coal & Coke Company, Latrobe, PA
                                         [renamed Ligonier No. 2 Mine  to Saxman No. 2 Mine]
Web Sites for Ligonier No. 2 Mine, Peanut, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    History of the Ligonier No. 2 Shaft Mine & Coke Works (Saxman No. 2 Mine) (Peanut Mine & Coke Works), Peanut, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial, Ligonier No. 2 Mine, Peanut, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lincoln Coal & Coke Company, Scottdale, PA
See: Lincoln No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA
        Lincoln No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA

Lincoln Mine (ca.1926-  ?  ), located at Stewartsville, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1926-  ?  ), G.V. Exton Coal Company

Lincoln Mining Company, Euclid, PA
See:

Lintner County Bank Mine (ca.1923- ? ), located on the J. Lintner Farm, 1 mile south of Edna No. 2 Mine, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Mined the Waynesburg Coal seam.]
Owners: (ca.1923-  ?  ), J. Lintner

Lippincott Mine & Coke Works
(Hostetter Mine & Coke Works) (ca.1890-1898), located on the Unity Branch, Baggaley Spur, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Hostetter, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Lippincott Mine was renamed Hostetter Mine & Coke Works in late ca.1890's.]
See: Hostetter Mine & Coke Works, Hostetter, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1892-1898), Hostetter Coke Company, Hostetter, PA

Little Gem Mine (ca. 1909-  ?  ), located 3/4 mile south-southwest of Edna No.1 Mine, on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, near Edna No. 1, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Little Gem Mine was abandoned ca.1919]
Owners: (ca.1909 -  ?  ), Dunn - Connellsville Coal & Coke Company, Adamsburg, PA
              (ca.1919-   ?  ), Bixler Coal & Coke Company
              (ca.1920-   ?  ), Edward Tomajko
Web sites on the Little Gem Mine, near Edna No. 1, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Little Gem Mine, near Edna No. 1, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Little Sunshine Mine & Coke Works (ca.1914-  ?  ), located on the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Sewickley Branch, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Humphreys Spur, northwest of Humphreys, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Little Sunshine Coke Works contained 20 bee-hive coke ovens.]
Owners: (ca.1914-  ?  ), Ming Coke Company,

Livermore, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[An old Pennsylvania Canal Ghost Town, located in the area of the Corps of Eng. Conamaugh River Lake.]
See:

Local Trade Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA
[Small local trade mines operated to supply house coal to the local area.]
See: Country Bank Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA

Lockport, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A former Pennsylvania Canal town in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
See: Bolivar Coal & Coke Company, Lockport, PA
        Climax Coal Company, Lockport, PA
        Fairfield Mine (Lockport Mine), Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Lockport Mine, Lockport, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Lockport Mine (Fairfield Mine), Lockport, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lockport Coal & Coke Company,
See: Lockport Mine, Lockport, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lockport Mine (ca.1889-  ?  ), location uncertain, in Lockport, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners:  (ca.1889-  ?  ), Lockport Coal & Coke Company,

Lockport Mine & Coke Works
(Fairfield Mine) (ca.1889-1928) location uncertain, south of Lockport, on the Mainline of the Pennsylvania Railroad, on the west side of the Conemaugh River, Lockport, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA.
[Lockport was the site of an extensive Pennsylvania Mainline Canal lock and aqueduct system.]
[Lockport Mine name was changed ca.1914 to the Fairfield Mine, by the Fairfield Coal & Coke Company.]
[Lockport Coke Works contained 53 bee-hive coke ovens ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1889-   ?   ), Bolivar Coal & Coke Company, Bolivar, PA
              (ca.1891-   ?   ), Bolivar Coal Company, Bolivar, PA
              (ca.1898-   ?   ), Bolivar Coal & Coke Company, Lockport, PA
              (ca.1901-   ?   ), Bolivar Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburg, PA
              (ca.1904-   ?   ), Bolivar Coal & Coke Company, Lockport, PA
              (ca.1914-1928), Fairfield Coal & Coke Company, Bolivar, PA
Web sites on the Lockport Mine (Fairfield Mine), Lockport, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
   Coal Miners Memorial Lockport Mine (Fairfield Mine), Lockport, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lockport Station, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See:

Long Run Gas Coal Company,
See: Bolton Mine, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Louck's Country Bank Mine (ca.1877-  ?  ), located 5 miles from Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1877-  ?  ), Mr. Louck

Louis Coal Company, Leechburg, PA
See: Blackstone Mine, Blackstone, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See also: Louis Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA

Louis Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA
See: Blackstone Mine, Blackstone, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See also: Lewis Coal Company, Leechburg, PA

Louise, Loyalhanna Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Loyalhanna Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
[Louise was located on the Turtle Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad.]
See: Louise No. 1 Mine, Louise, Loyalhanna Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Louise No. 1 Mine (ca. ? -1926), located at Louise, 1-1/2 miles southwest of Fairbanks, near Slickville, Louise, Loyalhanna Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1919-  ?  ), Howard Gas Coal Company, Greensburg, PA

Love Mine (ca.1909-  ?  ), location on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near United, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Love Mine was idle in ca.1919.]
[The Love Mine & Coke Works are on the Lohr family farm adjacent the Greensburg Sportsman's Association near the Westmoreland County Fairgrounds. The coke ovens on the farm still exist today and are in good condition.]
Owners: (ca.1909-  ?  ), Connellsville Mutual Coke Company, Scottdale, PA
              (ca.1913-  ?  ), Connellsville Mutual Coke Company, Scottdale, PA
              (ca.1919-  ?  ), Everson Coal Company, Scottdale, PA
Web sites on the Love Mine, near United, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Love Mine, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Love No. 1 Mine (ca.1917-  ?  ), location on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near United, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Love No. 1 Mine was listed as abandoned ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1917-  ?  ), Connellsville Mutual Coke Company, Scottdale, PA
Web sites on the Love No. 1 Mine, near United, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Love No. 1 Mine, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Love's Country Bank Mine (ca.1877-  ?  ), located in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1877-  ?  ), Mr. Love

Lowber, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
[Lowber was named for John Welsh Lowber, a member of the Board of Directors, of the Westmoreland Coal Company.]
[Lowber was called Blackburn up until ca.1910.]
See:  Lowber Mine (Gum Shoe Mine), Lowber, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Lowber Mine No. 3, Lowber, Blackburn Station, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Lowber Mine No. 3 & Coke Works, Lowber, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Penn Gas No. 3 Mine & Coke Works, Lowber, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Marchand Mine, Lowber, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lowber Gas Coal Company, Fayette City, PA
See: Lowber Mine (Gum Shoe Mine), Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lowber Mine
(Gum Shoe Mine) (ca.1917-   ?   ), located near Lowber, across Sewickley Creek, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Lowber Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1917-  ?  ), Lowber Gas Coal Company, Fayette City, PA
              (ca.1920-  ?  ), Lowber Gas Coal Company, Fayette City, PA
Web sites on the Lowber Mine, Lowber, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Lowber Mine, Lowber, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lowber Mine No. 3 & Coke Works
(Penn Gas No. 3 Mine)
(Marchand Mine)  (ca.1870's-1880's) (ca.1900-1938), located at Lowber, east of Sutersville, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[The town of Lowber was called Blackburn up until ca.1910.]
Owners: (ca.1870's-1880's), Penn Gas Coal Company, Philadelphia, PA
              (ca.1900-1918), Penn Gas Coal Company, Philadelphia, PA & Irwin, PA
              (ca.1918-1938), Westmoreland Coal Company, Irwin, PA
Web sites on the Lowber Mine No. 3, Lowber, Blackburn Station, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    History of the Lowber Mine No. 3 & Coke Works (Penn Gas No. 3 Mine) (Marchand Mine), Lowber, Blackburn Station, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial, Penn Gas No. 3 Mine (Marchand Mine), Lowber, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lowe Coal Company, Youngwood, PA
See: Lowe Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA

Lowe Mine (ca.  ?  ) , location uncertain, Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1919-  ?  ), Lowe Coal Company, Youngwood, PA

Loyal Creek No. 1 Mine (ca.1965-  ?  ), location uncertain, Loyalhanna Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Location on the Saltsburg PA 7 1/2 min. U.S.G.S. quad map.]
[Mined the Upper Freeport Coal seam.]
Owners: (ca.1965-  ?  ),   ?

Loyalhanna, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
[Loyalhanna is located on the Mainline of the Pennsylvania Railroad.]
See: Loyalhanna Shaft Mine No. 1 & Coke Works, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Pandora Shaft Mine & Coke Works, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company, Philadelphia, PA
See: Loyalhanna Shaft Mine No. 1 & Coke Works, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Loyalhanna Mine No. 2, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
        Pandora Shaft Mine & Coke Works, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See also: Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company, Onnalinda, Cambria Co., PA

Loyalhanna Shaft No. 1 Mine & Coke Works (ca.1865-1914), located on the Mainline of the Pennsylvania Railroad, just west of the Village of Pandora, north of the Latrobe-Derry Road, Village of Loyalhanna, east of Latrobe, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[The first bee-hive coke ovens at the Loyalhanna Mine Coke Works were built in ca.1869.]
[Loyalhanna Coke Works contained 136 bee-hive coke ovens ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1878-   ?   ), Loyalhanna Coal Company, Philadelphia, PA
              (ca.1880-1914), Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company, Philadelphia, PA
Web Sites on Loyalhanna Mines, Loyalhanna, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
   History of the Loyalhanna Shaft No. 1 Mine, Loyalhanna, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial, Loyalhanna Mines, Loyalhanna, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine  (ca.1891-1914), located on the Ligonier Valley Railroad., west of the Village of Loyalhanna, east of Latrobe, along Lincoln Ave., Latrobe, Oakville, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Mine shaft location was across the Ligonier Valley Railroad tracks from the Lincoln Road Shopping Center, Latrobe, PA, ca.2000.]
Owners: (ca.1891-1914), Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company, Philadelphia, PA
Web Sites on Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine, Latrobe, Oakville, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
   History of the Loyalhanna No. 2 Mine, Latrobe, Oakville, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial, Loyalhanna Mines, Loyalhanna, Pakville, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Loydsville, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Located on the Lloydsville Branch off the Unity Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad Mainline, west of Latrobe.]
See: Latrobe No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Loydsville, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lucesco, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
See: Lucesco Mine, Lucesco, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co, PA

Lucesco P.O. (Kiskiminetas Junc,), Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Western Pennsylvania Division & Allegheny Valley Division.]
See: Lucesco Mine, Lucesco, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lucesco Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
See: Lucesco Mine, Lucesco, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lucesco Mine (ca.1892- ? ), located near the mouth of the Kiskiminitas River, on the Buffalo & Allegheny Valley Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad,  Lucesco, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1892-  ?  ), Leechburg Coal & Coke Company, Leechburg, PA
              (ca.1898-  ?  ), Bell Coal Company,
              (ca.1900-  ?  ), Lucesco Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
              (ca.1900-  ?  ), Lucesco Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
              (ca.1905-  ?  ), Lucesco Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
              (ca.1906-  ?  ), Lucesco Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
              (ca.1909-  ?  ), Lusesco Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
Web sites on the Lucesco Mine, Lucesco, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Lucesco Mine, Lucesco, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Luther School, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
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Luxor, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
See: Jamison No. 1 Mine & Coke Works (Luxor Mine), Luxor, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Luxor Mine & Coke Works
(Jamison No. 1 Mine & Coke Works)  (ca.1892-1922+ ?  ), located on the Alexandria Branch, Luxor spur, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Luxor, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[See also: Jamison Mine No.1]
Web sites on Luxor Mine (Jamison No. 1 Mine), Luxor, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    History of the Luxor Mine & Coke Works (Jamison No. 1 Mine & Coke Works), Luxor, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial, (Luxor Mine) Jamison No. 1 Mine, Luxor, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lyda Coal Company,
See: Graff No.  1 Mine & Graff No. 2 Mine, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lycippus, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See: Trauger's Country Bank Mine, Lycippus, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lynne Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA
See: Lynne Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA

Lynne Mine (ca.1870 ?  ), located half mile north of the Village of Webster, on the Monongahela Division of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad, near Bellevernon, Webster, Westmoreland Co., PA
[In the spring of 1870 ice and high water destroyed the tipple, since that time nothing was done to put the plant in condition to operate until the Lynne Coal Company acquired the property.]
Owners: (ca.1870- ?  ),
              (ca.1903-  ?  ), Lynne Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA
              (ca.1904-  ?  ), Lynne Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA
              (ca.1905-  ?  ), Lynne Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA
              (ca.1906-  ?  ), Lynne Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA
Web Sites on the Lynne Mine, Webster, Bellevernon, Westmoreland Co.
    Coal Miners Memorial, Lynne Mine, Webster, Bellevernon, Westmoreland Co., PA

Lyon's Country Bank Mine (ca. 1876- ? ), location uncertain, on the southern border of Cook Township, south-east of Ligonier, Cook Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: Mr. Lyon

Lyons Run Mine
(Pleasant Valley Mine) (ca.1892-1950's),  located on the Turtle Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, at Byers Run & LR 64089, at intersection of Chicken St., Pleasant Valley, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Mine was formerly called Pleasant Valley Mine, name was changed to Lyons Run Mine in ca.1902.]
Owners: (ca.1892-1902), Elkins Gas Coal Company, Philadelphia, PA
              (ca.1902-1916), New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, Turtle Creek, PA
              (ca.1916-1945), Pittsburgh Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA
              (ca.1945-1950's), Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA
              (ca.1950's), Consolidation Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA
Web sites on the Lyons Run Mine (Pleasant Valley Mine), Pleasant Valley, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    History of the Lyons Run Mine (Pleasant Valley Mine), Pleasant Valley, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial, Lyons Run Mine (Pleasant Valley Mine), Pleasant Valley, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Lytle Mine
(Baton No. 2 Mine) (ca.1917-1930?), located on the Wilpen Branch of the Ligonier Valley Railroad, near Wilpen, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Lytle Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1917-1925), Shenango Furnace Company, Sharpsville, PA
              (ca.1925-1930?), Baton Coal Company,
Web sites on the Lytle Mine, Wilpen, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Lytle Mine, Wilpen, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

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