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| Patton, Loyalhanna Twp., Westmoreland Co.,
PA [A Coal Company Patch town in Loyalhanna Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.] [Located on the Turtle Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, next to Elrico, just east of Slickville, PA.] See: Patton No. 1 Mine, Patton, Loyalhanna Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA Patton No. 2 Mine, Patton, Loyalhanna Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Patton No.1 Mine (ca.
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Patton No. 2 Mine (ca.
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| Map of Loyalhanna Township showing the location of the Village of Patton. Slickville is just to the right of Patton, on the valley road. |
| Patton Mines, both No.1, which was located at the Patton
ball field, and Patton No. 2 which was on the opposite side of the highway,
up from the railroad tipple. Three of the miners had shacks they lived in
alongside the creek near the railroad tipple.
The Mitch Petrosky mine was part of the original Slickville Mine, along PA Rt.891 north of Slickville. Petrosky made a new entry into the existing mine, and was removing the stumps, and selling for house coal only. It was dangerous as soon as most of the stump was removed, the roof came down. Joe Blair said "My father showed me a few of these falls, while we were working another entry, and it scared the you know what out of me." "I would walk past the Jamison mine everyday went walking to the Elrico school, it was working up until the end of WWII" "As you can imagine living in Patton in the 1930/40's, their was not much to do, so we spent considerable time around the mines, riding the coal cars on Sunday, stealing the coal from the cars for heating on Monday!!!"
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The only indication that a town exists in the hills above the former Turtle Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad is this road sign, noting the Village of Patton. |
The first building you see as you enter the Village of Patton is the former Coal Company Store. The building was converted to apartments. |
The Village side, or front of the Former Coal Company Store in Patton, showing the alterations made to the building. |
A few of the double family miners houses in Patton |
Another street of double family miners houses in Patton. Most have been converted to single family houses. |
One of the double family miners houses in Patton showing some of the alterations that were made. |
More of the double family miners house in Patton. |
Double family miners houses in Patton, there are many empty spaces in the Village were houses once stood. |
Some of the single family bungalows in Patton. Various alterations have been made to these houses. |
Single family bungalows in Patton. |
The supports for the Patton Mine tipple along the Turtle Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the valley below the town. The railroad bed is the straight line in the background. The railroad bed has now been converted to a Rails-to-Trails hiking trail. |
Another view of the tipple area of the Patton Mines. The railroad spur serving the tipple can still be seen. |
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The tipple area of the Patton Mines. The railroad bed can be seen in the background. |
| Coal Miners Memorial
Patton Mines, Patton, Loyalhanna Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA |
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