Coal Miners Memorial, Lacolle No. 1Mine, Boliver, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Lacolle No. 1 Mine,
Boliver,
Fairfield Twp.,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Lacolle Mines, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor,

Updated Dec. 31, 2008

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the Lacolle Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Lacolle Mine, Bolivar, Fairfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA. The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, newspaper articles, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, township histories, and names of coal miners submitted by various people, etc..
The Nationalities listed for various miners, are taken directly from "Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA" as reported for the various years. Those listed as American, could be either native born or naturalized citizens.
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Since 1870, Pennsylvania's Annual Report on Mining Activities has recorded 51,483 deaths from mining accidents-- 31,113 deaths in anthracite mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous mines.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
LACOLLE MINES

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Barnhart, W. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, Lacolle Coal Mining Company, Bolivar, PA, Lacolle Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Bush, Tom
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured. Base of skull fractured by a fall of coal at the face of a room, in th eLacolle No. 1 Mine, May 25, 1917.)
Byers, W. S.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Lacolle Coal Mining Company, Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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Cicero, Peter
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 35, married, 7 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Dec. 2, 1916.)
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Ianni, Amedia
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by a fall of coal at the face of a room, in the Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Jan. 5, 1916.)
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McPherson, John
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Lacolle Coal Mining Company.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Fairfield Coal & Coke Company, Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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Siok, Frank
(Austrian Miner, Laborer ca.1917, Lacolle No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Arm fractured. Struck by a pipe wrench on an entry, in the lacolle No. 1 Mine, Oct. 27, 1917.)
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