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Henderson Mine (Henderson No. 1 Mine), Hendersonville, Cecil Twp., Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. A Tribute to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Henderson Mine, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Compiled & Edited by Raymond A. Washlaski Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor, Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor, Updated Nov. 9, 2009 Search our Web Sites total data base! Enter a Miner's last Name, Coal Mine Name, or Coal Company Name.  A single name works best. powered by FreeFind

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Loading railroad hopper cars with coal at the Henderson Mine Tipple of the Henderson Coal Company, Hendersonville, Cecil Township, Washington Co., Pennsylvania ca.1914.  Note the row of coal company houses in the background to the right, which made up Hendersonville.   (Photo courtesy of Pam Mack Nixon, from the photo collection of Catherine Florence Mack, Hendersonville, PA)

Henderson Mine Tipple of the Henderson Coal Company, Hendersonville, Cecil Township, Washington Co., Pennsylvania taken sometime after ca.1914.  Notice the addition to the boiler house and several other building which don't show up in the above photo. (Photo courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh Library, Pittsburgh, PA)

Loading railroad hopper cars with coal at the Henderson Mine Tipple of the Henderson Coal Company, Hendersonville, Cecil Township, Washington Co., Pennsylvania ca.1914. (Photo courtesy of Pam Mack Nixon, from the photo collection of Catherine Florence Mack, Hendersonville, PA)

Henderson Mine Machine Shop of the Henderson Coal Company, Hendersonville, Cecil Township, Washington Co., Pennsylvania ca.1914. (Photo courtesy of Pam Mack Nixon, from the photo collection of Catherine Florence Mack, Hendersonville, PA)

An inside view of the Henderson Mine Tipple, of the Henderson Coal Company, Hendersonville, Cecil Township, Washington Co., Pennsylvania ca.1914. The picture was probably made shortly after it was constructed because it looks very clean without coal dust coating every surface. Note the two cage hoist system used to bring the mine cars up from the mine shaft into the tipple.   (Photo courtesy of Pam Mack Nixon, from the photo collection of Catherine Florence Mack, Hendersonville, PA)

The Hendersonville boarding house for the miners that worked the Hendersonville Mine ca.1916.  The proprietors of the boarding house in ca.1916 were Archibald Malcolm McIntyre and his wife Lucy Ceney McIntyre. (Photo courtesy of Pam Mack Nixon, from the photo collection of Catherine Florence Mack, Hendersonville, PA)

The Hendersonville Company Store ca.1940, the store was operated by the Henderson Coal Company to supply the miners that worked in the Henderson Mine. (Photo courtesy of Pam Mack Nixon, from the photo collection of Catherine Florence Mack, Hendersonville, PA)

Archibald McIntyre, Matthew Mack, and Timothy Downey that worked at the Arden Mine, Arden, Washington County, PA.

In 1914, Archibald and family and Matthew Mack had moved to Hendersonville, PA to work in the newly opened Henderson Mine owned by the Henderson Mine Company. It was later purchased by the Pittsburgh Coal Company as my grandfather, Matthew Mack purchased his company house from Pittsburgh Coal in 1942 and both mine companies are listed on the deed. I think the mine was in operation until the early 50's. My grandmother, Florence McIntyre told me that when she was in her mid-20's (1916-1917), she had a nightmare one night of thick black smoke coming out of the mine entrance. When she awoke, she begged her father, Archibald not to go to the mine that day because the dream had frightened her so much. Just as my great-grandfather Archibald walked out onto the front porch, the first of two explosions occurred in the mine. She said it rattled the windows and shook the floors of the boarding house. I remember her saying there were a lot of men hurt, but I do not know if there were any deaths.

As you do not have this mine listed on your site as of yet, I thought you might also like some photos of the mine. My great-grandfather, Archibald McIntyre was also the fire boss at this and my grandfather, Matthew Mack worked outside on the tipple (hoisting engineer). Archibald McIntyre and his wife, Lucy (Ceney) McIntyre also ran the boarding house next to the mine.

As you do not have this mine listed on your site as of yet, I though you might also like some photos of this mine that belong to my aunt, Catherine Florence Mack, Matthew's daughter who still lives in that same company house where she was born.

Sincerely,

Pam (Mack) Nixon

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