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Coal Miners Memorial
Paulton Mine,

Paulton,
Washington Twp.,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Nov. 20, 2008

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the Paulton Mine


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Paulton Mine, Paulton, Washington 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.

Your help is needed to preserve our coal mining heritage.
Please donate any mine records, mine maps or copies of them, pictures of the mines, pictures of miners, stories about the miners, mine memorabilia, books on mining, or tax deductable monetary donations to:
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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL PAULTON MINE
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Carelli, Toney
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Paulton Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured.  Shoulder and neck burned by a premature blast at the face of an entry, in the Paulton Mine, Feb. 26, 1916.)
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Hartman, Earnest
(American Miner Boy, Cager ca.1917, Paulton Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured.  Arm fractured by falling on track.  Outside the Paulton Mine, March 17, 1917.)
Hicks, Alfred
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1906, Paulton Coal Mining Company, Leechburg, PA, Paulton Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Hicks, L. W.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1916, of the Paulton Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Paulton Coal Mining Company, Leechburg, PA.)
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Luizzi, Pasquiale
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Paulton Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 31, married, 2 children.);
(Killed.  Electrocuted. He put his hand on electric wire for support by reaching behind the guard boards while taking a mine car from a heading into a room, in the Paulton Mine, Feb. 17, 1914.)
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Shellenberger, Fred William
(Miner, Motorman ca.1917-18, Paulton Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Scott, H. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Paulton Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Paulton Coal Mining Company.)
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Watters, E. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Paulton Coal Mining Company, Paulton Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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