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Bakerton Coal Company, Indiana, PA
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Banks Coal Company, Punxsutawney, PA
See: Banks No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA
        Burtner No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA

Banks No. 1 Mine (ca.1916- ?  ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1916-  ?  ), Banks Coal Company, Punxsutawney, PA
              (ca.1919-  ?  ), Banks Coal Company, Punxsutawney, PA
              (ca.1920-  ?  ), Banks Coal Company, Punxsutawney, PA
Web sites on the Banks Mine, Indiana Co., PA:
   Coal Miners Memorial Banks Mine, Indiana Co., PA

Barnes & Tucker Coal Company,
See: Imperial Coal Corporation,

Barr No. 1 Mine (ca.   ?   ), located at Dixonville, Green Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[An explosion at the Barr No. 1 Mine, Dixonville, PA caused by gas and an arc from a switch after a power failure, May 25, 1952, injured one person.]
Owners: (ca.  ?   ),   ?

Barr Slope, Green Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Green Twp., Indiana County, Pennsylvania.]
See: Barr Slope Mine, Barr Slope, Green Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Barr Slope Mine (ca.1905-1962), located on the N. Y. C. & H. R. Railroad, 1/3 mile west of Dixonville, Barr Slope, Green Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A slope mine, mining the "D" coal seam, mining done by machine.]
[Located on the U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 min quad: Clymer, PA.]
[UTM: 17 E.667900 - N.4508475.]
Owners: (ca.1905-  ?  ), Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation, Indiana, PA
              (ca.1910-  ?  ), Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation, Clearfield, PA
              (ca.1916-  ?  ), Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation, Clearfield, PA    
              (ca.1917-  ?  ), Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation, Clearfield, PA
              (ca.1920-  ?  ), Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation, Indiana, PA
Web sites for Barr Slope Mine, Dixonville, Barr Slope, Indiana Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Barr Slope Mine, Dixonville, Barr Slope, Indiana Co., PA

Barton, East Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA
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Bear Run, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch town on Bear Run in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.]
[Located on the Pennsylvania & Northwestern Railroad.]
[Bear Run is another coal mining ghost town in Indiana Co., PA.]
See:  Bear Run No. 1 Mine, Sidney, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
         Bear Run No. 2 Mine, Sidney, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bear Run Coal & Coke Company, Punxsutawney, PA
[Bear Run Coal & Coke Company was owned by Mike Burns and Jim Phelan.   Mr. Burns owned a hotel/boarding house in Brisbin, Clearfield County and Mr. Phelan was a successful Punxsutawney businessman.]
See: Bear Run No. 1 Mine, Sidney, Bear Run, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Bear Run No. 2 Mine, Sideney, Bear Run, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bear Run No. 1 Mine (ca.1910-  ?  ), located on Bear Run, on the Pennsylvania & Northwestern Railroad, near Sidney, Bear Run, Banks Twp.,  Indiana Co., PA
[Drift Mine, mined the "B" coal vein, 4 feet 4 in. thick, mining by machine.]
Owners: (ca.1910-  ?  ), Bear Run Coal & Coke Company, Punxsutawney, PA
              (ca.1913-  ?  ), Bear Run Coal & Coke Company, Punxsutawney, PA
Web sites on the Bear Run No. 1 Mine, Sidney, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
   Coal Miners Memorial Bear Run No. 1 Mine, Sidney, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bear Run No. 2 Mine
(Keal Run Mine) (ca.1910-  ?  ), located on Bear Run, on the Pennsylvania & Northwestern, near Sidney, Bear Run, Banks Twp.,  Indiana Co., PA
[Drift Mine, mined the "B" coal vein, 4 feet 4 in. thick, mining by machine.]
Owners: (ca.1910-  ?  ), Bear Run Coal & Coke Company, Punxsutawney, PA
              (ca.1913-  ?  ), Bear Run Coal & Coke Company, Punxsutawney, PA
              (ca.1995-  ?  ), Mears Enterprises, Inc., Clymer, PA
Web sites on the Bear Run No. 2 Mine, Sidney, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
   Coal Miners Memorial Bear Run No. 2 Mine, Sidney, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Beatty's Country Bank Mine (ca.1879-  ?  ), located one mile north-west from Decher's Point, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1879-  ?  ), James Beatty

Beaver Coal Company, Indiana, PA
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Beech Creek Coal & Coke Company, Patton, PA
See: Arcadia No. 1 Mine, Arcadia, Indiana Co., PA
       Arcadia No. 2 Mine, Arcadia, Indiana Co., PA
       Arcadia No. 3 Mine, Arcadia, Indiana Co., PA
       Arcadia No. 4 Mine, Arcadia, Indiana Co., PA
       Arcadia No. 5 Mine, Arcadia, Indiana Co., PA
       Ashcroft No. 14 Mine, near Patton,Cambria Co., PA
       Columbia No. 12 Mine, near Patton, Cambria Co., PA
       Flanigan No. 8 Mine, near Patton, Cambria Co., PA
       Flanigan No. 9 Mine, near Patton, Cmabria Co., PA
       Moshannon No. 13 Mine, near Patton, Cambria Co., PA
       Pardee No. 3 Mine, near Patton, Cambria Co., PA
       Pardee No. 4 Mine, near Patton, Cambria Co., PA
       Pardee No. 5 Mine, near Patton, Cambria Co., PA
       Pardee No. 6 Mine, near Patton, Cambria Co., PA

Bells Mill, Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., Pennsylvania.]
[Bells Mill was located just north of  presentday Josephine, Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., PA]
[Bells Mills is a coal mining & Iron Works ghost town located along the Ghost Town Trail, Indiana & Cambria Cos., PA, a rails-to-trails trail along Blacklick Creek.]
See: Bells Mill Mine, Bells Mill (Josephine), Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co.,PA

Bells Mill Coal Company, Blairsville, Indiana Co., PA
See: Bells Mill Mine, Bells Mill (Josephine), Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bells Mill Mine (ca.1905-1937), located on the Blacklick Creek Branch, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, along Blacklick Creek, east of Josephine, Bells Mill, Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 min. Quad. map: Indiana, PA.]
[UTM: 17 E. 654810 - N. 4482400.]
[Bells Mill Mine was possibly the same mine as the Josephine Mine.]
[Bells Mill Mine Map located at PA - DEP, Uniontown Map Depository A - Map ID. 3809- Shelf location - N1.]
Owners: (ca.1905-1919), Bells Mill Coal Company, Blairsvile, PA
              (ca.1920-   ?   ), Bells Mills Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
              (ca.1924-   ?   ), Bells Mill Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
              (ca.      ?          ), Graff Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
              (ca.   ?   -1937), Westmoreland Mining Company, Blairsville, PA
              (ca.1940-  ?  ), North American Coal Company,
Web sites on the Bells Mill Mine, Josephine (Bells Mill), Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Bells Mill Mine, Josephine (Bells Mill), Blacklick Twp., , Indiana Co., PA

Belmore No. 1 Mine (ca.1906- ?  ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA.
Owners: (ca.1906-  ?  ), Belmore Coal Company, Burnside, PA
Web sites on the Belmore Mines, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA:
   Coal Miners Memorial Belmore Mines, near Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., PA

Ben Avon, White Twp, Indiana Co, PA
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Ben Raven Mine (ca.1918- ? ), located on the Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad, Plumville, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1918- ?  ), Community Coal Company, Plumville, PA
              (ca.1920- ?  ), Sutter-Rinn Coal Company, Indiana, PA
Web sites on the Ben Raven Mines, Plumville, Indiana Co., PA:
   Coal Miners Memorial Ben Raven Mines, Plumville, Indiana Co., PA

Ben Raven No. 1 Mine (ca.1918- ? ), located on the Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad, Plumville, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1918- ?  ), Community Coal Company, Plumville, PA
              (ca.1920- ?  ), Sutter-Rinn Coal Company, Indiana, PA
Web sites on the Ben Raven Mines, Plumville, Indiana Co., PA:
   Coal Miners Memorial Ben Raven Mines, Plumville, Indiana Co., PA

Bencetown, Green Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the Cherry Tree & Dixonville Railroad, northeast of Dixonville.]
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Bernni Company,
See: Bernni Mine, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA
See also: Charles Bernni Company,

Berenni Mine (ca.  ?  -1951), located northeast of Josephine, across Blacklick Creek, near Palmerton, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Loaded coal on the Ebensburg & Blacklick Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, via. a tram across the Blacklick Creek.]
Owners: (ca.   ?   -1951), Charles Berenni Company,

Beringer, Green Twp., Indiana Co., PA
See:
See also: Berringer, Green Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Berringer, Green Twp., Indiana Co., PA
See: Beringer, Green Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bethlehem Mines Corp.
See: Bethlehem Mines Corp., Heilwood Mine.
       Mentcle Mine, Mentcle, Cherryhill Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bethlehem Mines Corporation, Heilwood Mines (ca.1930's-   ?  ), located one-quarter of a mile southwest of Heilwood, Pine Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 min Quad: Strongstown, PA]
[UTM: 17 E. 675540 - N. 4498365]
[Bethlehem Mines. Operated the former Penn Mary Mines until 1936, at which point the Bethlehem Mines Corporation was dissolved and a new company was formed - Industrial Collieries Corporation.]
Owners: (ca.1930's-    ?    ), Bethlehem Mines Corp.,
              (ca.     ?               ), Industrial Collieries,

Bethlehem No. 9 Mine (ca.1939-  ?  ), located on the Cambria & Indiana Railroad, Sides, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1939-  ?  ), Bethlehem Steel Company, Johnstown, PA

Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
See: Mentcle Mine, Mentcle, Pine Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Beyers, South Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad, just  west of Plumville.]
[Beyers was formerly called Wallopsburg.]
See: Sagamore Mines, Indiana Co., PA

Bicknell Company, Rochester Mills, PA
See: Savan No. 2 Mine, Rochester Mills, Indiana Co., PA
See also: W. H. Bicknell Company, Rochester Mills, PA

Big Creek Coal Company, Indiana, PA
See: Brewster No. 2 Mine, Evans City, Butler Co., PA

Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Young Twp., Indiana County, Pennsylvania, located just north of Clarksburg.]
[The coal mined at the Big Run Mines was probably taken through the hill, via mine tunnels, to the tipple at the Iselin Mines, on the Iselin spur of the Elders Ridge Branch of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad]
[The coal mining patch town of Big Run is now a coal mining ghosttown.  The Big Run town area has been stripped mined out and reclaimed.]
See: Big Run No. 1 Mine, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Big Run No. 2 Mine, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Fritz No. 1 Mine, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Fritz No. 2 Mine, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Big Run No. 1 Mine
(Fritz No. 1 Mine) (ca.1910- ? ), located on Big Run Creek, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[The Fritz Mines did not have a direct connection to the Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburg Railway, the coal mined at the Big Run Mines was probably taken through the hill, via mine tunnels, to the railroad tipple at the Iselin Mines on the Iselin Spur of the Elders Ridge Branch of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway.]
Owners: (ca.1910-  ?  ) Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
                                     [A subsidiary of the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal & Iron Company, Indiana , PA.]
              (ca.1912-  ?  ), Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
              (ca.1917-   ?  ), Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
Web sites on the Fritz Mines, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    History of the Big Run Mines, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial, Fritz Mines (Big Run Mines), Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Big Run No. 2 Mine
(Fritz No. 2 Mine) (ca.1910- ? ), located on Big Run Creek, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[The Fritz Mines did not have a direct connection to the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway, the coal mined at the Big Run Mines was probably taken through the hill, via mine tunnels, to the railroad tipple at the Iselin Mines on the Iselin Spur of the Elders Ridge Branch of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway.]
Owners: (ca. 1910-  ?  ), Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
                                     [A subsidiary of the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal & Iron Company, Indiana, PA.]
              (ca.1912-  ?  ), Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
              (ca.1917-   ?  ), Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
              (ca.1920-   ?  ), Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company, Indiana, PA
Web sites on the Fritz Mines, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    History of the Big Run Mines, Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial, Fritz Mines (Big Run Mines), Big Run, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Blacklick, Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., PA
See: Blacklick Mine, Blacklick, Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Blacklick Furnace, Buffington Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[USGS 7 1/2 min. Quad: Vintondale, PA     UTM 17 E 672675 N 4480500]
[Located off of PA Rt.403, 2mi. east south east of Dilltown, PA, on PA Rt. SR 2012, on north side of Blacklick Creek, Blacklick Furnace was located just northwest of bridge crossing Blacklick Creek, at junc. with PA Rt. SR 2013, Buffington Twp., Indiana Co. The Ghost Town Trail, a Rails-to-Trails project crosses the furnace site. A Blacklick Furnace Trail Marker is near the site.]
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Blacklick Mine (ca.1903- ? ), located on the Indiana Branch of the Western Pennsylvania Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad,  Blacklick, Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the USGS Bolivar, PA 7 1/2 min. Quad Map.]
[Blacklick Mine Map located at PA - DEP, Uniontown Map Depository A - Map ID. 282- Shelf location - S5.]
Owners: (ca.1903-  ?  ), Graff Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
              (ca.1904-  ?  ), Graff Coal Company, Blairsvile, PA
              (ca.1905-  ?  ), Graff Coal Company, Blairsvile, PA
              (ca.1913-  ?  ), Graff Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
              (ca.1917-  ?  ), Graff Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
              (ca.1920-  ?  ), Graff Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
              (ca.1923-  ?  ), Graff Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
Web sites on the Blacklick Mine, Blacklick, Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Blacklick Mine, Blacklick, Blacklick Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Blaides, Buffington Twp., Indiana Co., PA
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Blairsville, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Blairsville was located on the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal, before the railroads.]
[Located on the Conemaugh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad.]
[The Eastern end of Blairsville, PA was called Brownstown.]
See: Bells Mills Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
        Blairsville Coke Company, Blairsville, PA
        Blairsville Coke Company, Limited, Blairsville, PA
        Blairsville Mine, near Blairsville, Indiana Co., PA
        Burrell Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
        Conemaugh Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
        Dixon Brothers Company, Blairsville, PA
        Dixon Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
        Graff Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
        Graff Mining Company, Blairsville, PA
        Indiana Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
        J. M.Turner Company, Blairsville, PA
        Jacob Graff Company, Blairsville, PA
        Kiskiminitas Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
        Maher Coal & Coke Company, Blairsville, PA
        Maher Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
        Margaret Coal Mining Company, Blairsville, PA
        Ray Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
        Robert Smith Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
        Robert Smith Company, Blairsville, PA
        Strangford Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
        Strangford Coal Mining Company, Blairsville, PA

Blairsville Coke Company, Blairsville, PA
See: Strangford Mine, Strangford, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Blairsville Coke Company, Limited, Blairsville, PA
See: Graff Mine, near Blairsville, Indiana Co., PA

Blairsville Coke Company, Limited, Saltsburg, PA
See: Strangford Mine, Strangford, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Blairsville Mine (ca.1886-  ?  ), located near Blairville, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1886-  ?  ), Jacob Graff Company,

Bloom Victor No. 11 Mine
(Victor No. 11 Mine) (ca.1903- ? ), located on the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, Arcadia, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1903-  ?  ), Ellsworth - Dunham Coal Company, Arcadia, PA
              (ca.1905-  ?  ), Ellsworth - Dunham Coal Company, Arcadia, PA
              (ca.1916-  ?  ), Ellsworth Dunham Coal Company, St. Benedict, PA
              (ca.1919-  ?  ), Ellsworth Dunham Coal Company, St. Benedict, PA
              (ca.1920-  ?  ), Ellsworth Dunham Coal Company, St. Benedict, PA
Web sites on the Victor No. 11 Mine (Bloom Victor No. 11 Mine), Arcadia, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    History of the Victor No. 11 Mine (Bloom Victor No. 11 Mine), Acradia, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Victor No. 11 Mine (Bloom Victor No. 11 Mine), Arcadia, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bloom Victor No. 14 Mine
(Victor No. 14 Mine) (ca.1905- ? ), located on the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, Arcadia, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1905-  ?  ), Ellsworth - Dunham Coal Company, Arcadia, PA
              (ca.1916-  ?  ), Ellsworth Durham Coal Company, St. Benedict, PA
              (ca.1919-  ?  ), Ellsworth Dunham Coal Company, St. Benedict, PA
              (ca.1920-  ?  ), Ellsworth Dunham Coal Company, St. Benedict, PA
Web sites on the Victor No. 14 Mine (Bloom Victor No. 14 Mine), Arcadia, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    History of the Victor No. 14 Mine (Bloom Victor No. 14 Mine), Acradia, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Victor No. 14 Mine (Bloom Victor No. 14 Mine), Arcadia, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bolivar Face Brick Company, Bolivar, PA
See: Climax No. 1 Mine, West Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bollinger Coal Company,
See: Bollinger No. 1 Mine, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
See also: Herbert F. Bollinger Coal Company,

Bollinger No. 1 Mine (ca.1969-  ?  ), located in Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Bollinger No. 1 Mine mined the "Pittsburgh" coal seam.]
[Located on the USGS Avonmore, PA 7 1/2 min. Quad Map.]
[Bollinger No. 1 Mine Map located at PA - DEP, Uniontown Map Depository A - Map ID. 326 - Shelf location - L1.]
Owners: (ca.1969-  ?  ), Herbert F. Bollinger Coal Company,

Boltz, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana County, Pennsylvania.]
[The town of Boltz was also known as Charles.]
See: Boltz Mine, Boltz, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
       Diamond No. 1 Mine, Boltz, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
       Diamond No. 2 Mine, Boltz, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Boltz Mine
(Charles Mine)
(Cramer Mine)
(Thomas Mine)
(Diamond Smokeless No. 1 Mine) (ca.1900- 1965),  located north of the Conemaugh River, at Boltz (Charles), Cramer,  East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[U.S.G.S. 15mine. Quad: New Florence, PA   UTM: E. 17 669400 - N. 4475930.]
[Boltz was also called Charles at one time.]
[Name was changed to Cramer Mine, then Thomas Mine, then Diamond Smokeless No. 1 Mine.]
Owners: (ca.1900-1905), Johnstown Coal & Coke Company,
              (ca.1905-1914), Johnstown Coal Company,
              (ca.1914-1916), Cramer Coal, Coke & Stone Company,
              (ca.1916-1920), Diamond Smokeless Coal Company,
              (ca.1920-1965), Imperial Coal Company,
Web sites on the Boltz Mine, Boltz (Charles), East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    History of the Boltz Mines, Boltz (Cramer), East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Boltz Mine, Boltz (Charles), East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Boltz No. 2 Mine
(Diamond No. 2 Mine) (ca.1920-  ?  ), located near Boltz, East Wheatfeld Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Diamond No. 2 Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1920. ]
Owners: (ca.1920-  ?  ), Imperial Coal Company, Johnstown, PA
Web sites on the Diamond No. 2 Mine, Boltz, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    History of the Boltz Mines, Boltz (Cramer), East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Boltz Mine, Boltz (Charles), East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bon Raven Mine
(Sutter-Rinn Mine) located on the Buffalo & Susquehanna Railorad, behind Mooro's Store Plumville, South Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1920-   ?   ), A Canadian firm.
              (ca.1920-1923), Sutter-Rinn Coal Company.

Bow, Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A Ghost Town located within the area of the U. S. Corps. of Eng. Conamaugh River Lake.]
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Bowdertown, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co., PA
See:

Bowersville Coal Mining Company, Indiana, PA
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Bowman Coal Company, Saltsburg, PA
See: Bowman Mine, near Saltsburg, Indiana Co., PA

Bowman Coal Mining Company, Saltsburg, PA
See: Bowman Mine, near Saltsburg, Indiana Co., PA

Bowman Mine (ca.1904- ? ), located on the Western Pennsylvania Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Saltsburg, Indiana Co., PA
[A drift mine, mining the 6 foot thick Pittsburgh coal seam, mining done by pick & shovel.]
Owners: (ca.1904-  ?  ), Bowman Coal Mining Company, Saltsburg, PA
              (ca.1905-  ?  ), Bowman Coal Mining Company, Saltsburg, PA
              (ca.1906-  ?  ), Bowman Coal Mining Company, Saltsburg, PA
              (ca.1910-  ?  ), Bowman Coal Mining Company, Saltsburg, PA
              (ca.1917-  ?  ), Bowman Coal Mining Company, Saltsburg, PA
              (ca.1919-  ?  ), Bowman Coal Company, Saltsburg, PA
Web sites on the Bowman Mines, Saltsburg, Indiana Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Bowman Mines, Saltsburg, Indiana Co., PA

Bradenville Coal & Coke Company,  Saltsburg, PA
See:

Breisnus, Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch shanty town near Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana County, Pennsylvania.]
See:

Breisons No. 3, near Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch shanty town near Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana County, Pennsylvania.]
[There was a mine and shanty town near Urey called No. 3.]
See: Urey Mines, Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Brinkell School, Montgomery Twp., Indiana Co. PA
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Brownstown, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Brownstown was located at the eastern end of Blairsville, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA.  Presentday a section of Blairsville, PA.]
See: Blairsville, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Brownstown, Pine Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Pine Twp., Indiana County, Pennsylvania.]
[Brownstown was renamed Alverda. It was also called Sides. Located on the Cambria & Indiana Railroad.]
See: Pennsylvania No. 55 Mine, Alverda, Pine Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Sides No. 1 Mine, Brownstown, Alverda, Pine Twp., Indiana Co., PA
See also: Alverda, Pine Twp., Indiana Co., PA
               Sides, Pine Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bruce, West Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Bruce was another name for Climax. It was a junction point of the Pennsylvania Railroad.]
[Located on the Conemaugh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad.]
See: Climax, West Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Brush Creek Coal Mining Company, Indiana., PA
[A Subsidiary of the Rochester & Pittsburg Coal & Iron Company, Indiana, PA.]
See: Coy No. 1 Mine, Coy, Center Twp, Indiana Co., PA
        Coy No. 2 Mine, Coy, Center Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Coy No. 3 Mine, Coy, Center Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Luciusboro No. 1 Mine, Luciusboro, Center Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Snyder No. 1 Mine, Snyder, Center Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Snyder No. 2 Mine, Snyder, Center Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Snyder No. 3 Mine, Snyder, Center Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Waterman No. 1 Mine, Waterman, Center Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Waterman No. 2 Mine, Waterman, Center Twp., Indiana Co., PA
See also:  Rochester &  Pittsburg Coal & Iron Company, Indiana, PA

Brush Valley (Mechanicsburg), Brush Valley Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Brush Valley was also called Mechanicsburg.]
See:
See also: Mechanicsburg, Brush Valley Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Brush Valley Mine (ca.1905-1928), a drift mine, located 1/2 mile southwest of Scottglen, on the south side of Blacklick Creek, on the Blacklick Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, southwest of Scottglen, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1905-1928), Kiskiminitas Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
Web sites on the Brush Valley Mine, Scottglen, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Brush Valley Mine, Scottglen, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Brush Valley No. 1 Mine (ca.1904-1928), located on the south side of Blacklick Creek, southwest of Scottglen, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1904-   ?   ), Kiskiminitas Coal Company, Philipsburg, PA
             (ca.1917-1928), Kiskiminitas Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
Web sites on the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Scottglen, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Brush Valley Mine, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bryson, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Banks Twp., Indiana County, Pennsylvania.]
[Located on the Pennsylvania Railroad.]
[Name was changed to Urey.]
See: Bryson No. 1 Mine, Bryson, Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Bryson No. 2 Mine, Bryson, Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Urey No. 1 Mine, Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Urey No. 2 Mine, Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bryson No. 1 Mine
(Urey No. 1 Mine) (ca.1889-  ?  ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Bryson, Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 min. Burnside, PA quad map.] [UTM: E. 17 E.683300 - N.4523500]
[The coal patch town of Urey was first established as Bryson in ca.1889.]
Owners: (ca.1889-1893), Passmore & Burns Coal Company,
              (ca.1893-   ?  ), Urey Ridge Coal Company, Altoona, PA
              (ca.1898-   ?  ), Urey Ridge Coal Company, Altoona, PA
              (ca.1`903-  ?  ), Urey Ridge Coal Company, Burnside, PA
              (ca.1905-   ?  ), Urey Ridge Coal Company, Altoona, PA
              (ca.1916-   ?  ), Urey Ridge Coal Company, Altoona, PA 
              (ca.1919-   ?  ), Urey Ridge Coal Company, Altoona, PA
              (ca.1920-   ?  ), Urey Ridge Coal Company, Altoona, PA
Web sites on the Urey No. 1 Mine, Bryson, Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    History of the Urey Mines, Urey Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
  Coal Miners Memorial Urey No. 1 Mine, Bryson, Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Bryson No. 2 Mine
(Urey No. 2 Mine) (ca.1890-  ?  ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Bryson, Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[The coal patch town of Urey was first established as Bryson in ca.1889.]
[Located on the U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 min. Burnside, PA quad map.]
[UTM: E. 17 E.683300 - N.4523500]
Owners: (ca.1890-  ?   ), Passmore & Burns Coal Company,
              (ca.1893-  ?   ), Urey Ridge Coal Company, Altoona, PA
              (ca.1898-  ?   ), Urey Ridge Coal Company, Altoona, PA
              (ca.1903-  ?   ), Urey Ridge Coal Company, Burnside, PA
Web sites on the Urey No. 2 Mine, Bryson, Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    History of the Urey Mines, Urey Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA
  Coal Miners Memorial Urey No. 1 Mine, Bryson, Urey, Banks Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Buck Run, Cherryhill Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Cherryhill Twp., Indiana County, Pennsylvania.]
[Located on the Cherry Tree & Dixonville Railroad, Buck Run Branch.]
See: McKean Mine, Buck Run, Cherryhill Twp., Indiana Co., PA
       Rodkey Mine, Buck Run, Cherryhill Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Buckeye Coal Company, Graceton, PA
See: Brier Hill Mine & Coke Works, Brier Hill, Fayette Co., PA
       Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA

Buena Vista Mine
(Virginian No. 15 Mine) (ca.1919-1932), located on the north side of Blacklick Creek, north of Dias, Brush Valley Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Mine was first opened as the Virginian No. 15 Mine.]
Owners: (ca.1919-1932), Standard Bituminous Coal Company,

Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad, Iselin Mines, Iselin, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal Mining Company, DuBois, PA
See: Buffalo & Susquehanna No. 13 Mine (Sagamore No. 13 Mine), Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co., PA
        Buffalo & Susquehanna No. 17 Mine (Sagamore No. 17 Mine), Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co., PA
        Buffalo & Susquehanna No. 18 Mine (Sagamore No. 18 Mine), Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co., PA
        Sagamore No. 1 Mine, Wallopsburg, South Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Sagamore No. 4 Mine, Sagamore, Armstrong Co., PA
        Sagamore No. 11 Mine, Indiana Co., PA
        Sagamore No. 12 Mine, Indiana Co., PA
        Sagamore No. 13 Mine, Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co., PA
        Sagamore No. 14 Mine, Sagamore, Armstrong Co., PA
        Sagamore No. 15 Mine, Sagamore, Armstrong Co., PA
        Sagamore No. 16 Mine, Sagamore, Armstrong Co., PA
        Sagamore No. 17 Mine, Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co., PA
        Sagamore No. 18 Mine, Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co., PA

Buffington, Buffington Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad, along Blacklick Creek.]
See:

Burrell Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
See: Burrell Mine (Burrell No.1 Mine), Blairsville, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Burrell No. 2 Mine, Smith, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Burrell No. 3 Mine (Maher No. 3 Mine), Bairdstown, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Burrell Mine (ca.2002-  ?  ), Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA
[Located on the USGS Bolivar, PA 7 1/2 min Quad Map.]
[Burrell Mine Map located at PA - DEP, Uniontown Map Depository A - Map ID. 4533- Shelf location - T5.]
Owners: (ca.2002-  ?  ), PennAmerican Coal, Inc.

Burrell Mine
(Burrell No. 1 Mine) (ca.1896-1902), located on the Western Pennsylvania Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, just east of Blairsville, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA.
[UTM 17 E.648218 – N.4476469]
[Burrell No. 3 Mine was located just east of Bairdstown, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA.]
Owners: (ca.1896-1902), Burrell Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
Web sites on the Burrell Mine (Burrell No. 1 Mine), Blairsville, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    History of the Burrell Mines, Blairsville & Smith, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Burrell Mine, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Burrell No. 2, Blairsville P.O., Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA
See:

Burrell No. 2 Mine (ca.1899-1904), located on the Indiana Branch of the Western Pennsylvania Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, just northeast of Blairsville, Burrell No. 2, near Smith, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA.
[UTM: 17 E. 648065 - N. 4478122]
[Burrell No. 2 Mine was listed as abandoned ca.1904.]
Owners: (ca.1899-  ?  ), Burrell Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
              (ca.1903-  ?  ), Burrell Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
              (ca.1904-  ?  ), Burrell Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
Web sites on the Burrell No. 2 Mine, Smith, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA:
    History of the Burrell Mines, Blairsville & Smith, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA
    Coal Miners Memorial Burrell No. 2 Mine, Smith, Burrell Twp., Indiana Co., PA

Burrell No. 3 Mine
(Maher No. 3 Mine)  (ca.1900-  ?  ), located on Blairsville Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad Western Pennsylvania Division, the mine entrance was on the west side of the Conamaugh River, just upriver from Bairdstown, and the old US Rt. 22 Blairsville bridge, down river from Cokeville,  near Bairdstown, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA.  The coal loading railroad tipple was on the east side of the Conemaugh River in Indiana County, connected to the Burrell No. 3 Mine on the west side of the Conemaugh River in Derry Township, Westmoreland County by a trestle bridge across the Conemaugh River.
[Burrell No. 3 Mine may be the same mine as Maher No. 3 Mine.  Burrell No. 3 Mine is noted on several maps, but notation could be in error, and it should have been Maher No. 3 Mine.]
Owners: (ca.1900-  ?  ), Burrell Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
              (ca.1903-  ?  ), Burrell Coal Company, Blairsville, PA
Web sites on the Burrell No. 3 Mine (Maher No. 3 Mine), Bairdstown, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
   History of the Burrell No. 3 Mine, Bairdstown, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Burtner No. 1 Mine (ca.1916-  ?  ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1916-  ?  ), Banks Coal Company, Punxsutawney, PA
              (ca.1919-  ?  ), Banks Coal Company, Punsutawney, PA
              (ca.1919-  ?  ), Banks Coal Company, Punxsutawney, PA
Web sites on the Burtner No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA:
   Coal Miners Memorial Burtner No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA

Butler Consolidation Coal Company, Butler, PA
See: Argentine Mine (Keystone No. 5 Mine), Argentine, Butler Co., PA
        Enterprise Mine, Karns City, Butler Co., PA
        Erico Mine (Keystone No. 3 Mine), Erico, Butler Co., PA
        Fenelton Mine, Fenelton, Clearfield Twp., Butler Co., PA
        Kincaid Mine, Karns City, Butler Co., PA 
        McMillan Mine, Fenelton, Clearfield Twp., Butler Co., PA
        Plumville Mine, Plumville, South Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co., PA
        Swartzlander Mine, Fenelton, Clearfield Twp., Butler Co., PA

Butler No. 1 Mine (ca.1920- ? ), located near Plumville, Indiana Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1920-  ?  ), Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Butler, PA
              (ca.1922-  ?  ), Consolidated Coke Company, Uniontown, PA 

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