Morewood Coal Company Patch Town, Morewood, East Huntingdon Twp.,Westmoreland Co., PA

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Coal Miners Memorial Southwest Nos. 2, 3 & 4 Mines & Coke Works, Tarrs, East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Coal Miners Memorial Morewood Mines & Coke Works (Southwest Nos. 1 "A", 1 "B" Mines & Coke Works), Morewood, East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

History of the Morewood Mine & Coke Works, Morewood, East Huntingdon Twp.,Westmoreland Co., PA, USA

Massacre at Morewood Mine & Coke Works, Morewood, East Huntingdon Twp.,Westmoreland Co., PA, USA

Coal Mines of Westmoreland Co., PA Main INDEX

Township Map of Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania

Map of H.C.Frick Coke Co. Mines

Map of R.R. Transportation System Westmoreland Co.

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Morewood Coal Company Patch Town,
Village of Morewood,
East Huntingdon Township,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Tribute to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of Morewood Mines, Village of Morewood, East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Oct. 19, 2008

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Morewood Mine & Coke Works
(Southwest No. 1 "A" & "B" Mines & Coke Works)
(ca.1880-   ? ),
Located on the "June Bug Branch" Morewood Branch, of the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, off of PA Rt. 981, along New PA Rt. 119, just west of Mt. Pleasant, Morewood Road, Village of Morewood, East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1870's- ? ), Morewood Coke Company, Limited
   (ca.1882- ? ), Schoonmaker & H. Clay Frick Company
   (ca.1885-   ? ), Southwest Coal & Coke Company,
   (ca.1885-   ? ), Southwest Connellsville Coke Company, Scottdale, PA
(ca.1903- ? ), H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA

A section of the U.S.G.S. ca.1902 15 min. Connellsville, PA Quad map showing the location of the Morewood Mine & Coke Works, and the coal patch town of Morewood. The town of Morewood does not exist today, stripmining and the new U.S. Rt.119 has destroyed all but a few of the coal company houses.
(Map courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C.)

The gardens of one of the miners patch houses at Morewood. The Tipple, Power House, Coke works and other associated buildings of the Morewood Mine & Coke Works, Morewood, East Huntingdon Twp. Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania can be seen in the background of this photo. Photo is from a early postcard, date unknown.
(Courtesy of the Mt. Pleasant Historical Society archives.)

Mt. Pleasant Supply Company Store Morewood
The Mt. Pleasant Supply Company store at Morewood Mine supplied food, clothing, and furniture for one thousand people, most of the needs of the miners and coke workers at the Morewood Mine & Coke Works could be met at the company store, although sometimes at inflated prices. Several of the mine buildings, power house, tipple, coke yard can be seen in the background.
(Photo courtesy of the Mt. Pleasant Historical Society archives.)

The Superintendent's house at Morewood Mines
The superintendent's house at Morewood Mine & Coke Works was occupied by Morris Ramsay and his family in ca.1891.
(Photo courtesy of the Mt. Pleasant Historical Society archives.)

Miners house at Morewood Mines
One of the few Miner's houses left at the site of the Morewood Mine & Coke Works.
(Photo courtesy of the Mt. Pleasant Historical Society archives.)

"Coal Miners Memorial, Morewood Mine & Coke Works,
Village of Morewood, East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania"

History of the Morewood Mine & Coke Works,
Morewood, East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Massacre at Morewood Mine, (Coal Miners Strike of 1891),
Morewood Mine & Coke Works,
Morewood, East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

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