Coal Miners Memorial Hosack Mine, Avella, Washington Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Hosack Mine,
Avella,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

by
Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Advisor,
Peter E. Starry, Jr. "The Old Miner."

Updated Dec. 10, 2006

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Hosack Mine

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

Help preserve our coal mining heritage, Please donate any mine records, maps or copies of them, pictures, mine memorabilia, books on mining, or tax deductable monetary donations to:
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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
HOSACK MINE

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Cramer, Peter
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Hosack Mine, for George Hosack Company.)
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Hosack, George
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, George Hosack Company, Hosack Mine.)
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