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Raccoon (Joffre), Smith Twp., Washington Co., PA
See: Armide No. 1 Mine, Joffre, Smith Twp., Washington Co., PA
       Armide No. 2 Mine, Joffre, Smith Twp., Washington Co., PA

Raccoon Creek Coal Company, Burgettstown, PA
See: Tenan Mine, Washington Co., PA

Raccoon No. 1 Mine (ca.1905-  ?  ), located on the P. C. C. & St. L., Hickery Branch, near Burgettstown, Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1905-  ?  ), Pittsburg & Erie Coal Company,  Pittsburgh, PA
Web sites on the Raccoon No. 1 Mine, Burgettstown, Washington Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Raccoon No. 1 Mine, Burgettstown, Washington Co., PA

Rachel Mine & Coke Works (ca.1908- ? ), located on the P. V. & C. Railroad, Marianna, Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1908-  ?  ), Pittsburgh Buffalo Company, Canonsburg, PA
              (ca.1913-  ?  ), Pittsburgh Buffalo Company, Canonsburg, PA
              (ca.1916-  ?  ),   ?
Web Sites on the Rachel Mine, Marianna, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Rachel Mine, Marianna, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA

Rachel No. 1 Mine
(Shaft No. 1 Mine) (ca.1906- ? ), located on the P. V. & C. Railroad, Marianna, Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1906-  ?  ), Pittsburgh Buffalo Company, Canonsburg, PA
              (ca.1913-  ?  ), Pittsburgh Buffalo Company, Canonsburg, PA
              (ca.1916-  ?  ),   ?
Web Sites on the Rachel No. 1 Mine, Marianna, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Rachel No. 1 Mine, Marianna, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA

Rachel No. 2 Mine
(Shaft No. 2 Mine) (ca.1906- ? ), located on the P. V. & C. Railroad, Marianna, Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1906-  ?  ), Pittsburgh Buffalo Company, Canonsburg, PA
              (ca.1913-  ?  ), Pittsburgh Buffalo Company, Canonsburg, PA
              (ca.1916-  ?  ),   ?
Web Sites on the Rachel No. 2 Mine, Marianna, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Rachel No. 2 Mine, Marianna, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA

Racine, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA
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Rankintown, Union Twp., Washington Co., PA
[A coal company patch town in Union Twp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania.]
[Rankintown was named for the Rankin Family, early settlers.]
See: Germania Mine, Rankintown, Union Twp., Washington Co., PA

Red Hill, Crescent Heights, West Pike Run Twp., Washington Co., PA
[Red Hill was a section of Crescent Heights were the Finns lived.]
[A coal company patch town in West Pike Run Twp., Washington County, Pennsylvania.]
See: Crescent Mine, Crescent Heights, Washington Co., PA
        Vesta No. 4 Mine, Washington Co., PA

Redds Mill, Fellowfield Twp., Washington Co., PA
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Reissing, Cecil Twp., Washington Co., PA
[A coal Company patch town in Cecil Twp., Washington Co., PA.]
[Reissing was a small coal patch owned by the Pittsburgh Coal Company located between the Villages of Cecil and McDonald.  The village included 100 dwellings for the miners, a coal company store with a post office, a two room school house and a miner's hall.  The mine closed in ca,.1907, with many of the miners moving on to others patches.  Today a few coal company houses exist where the vilage once stood.]
[The coal company Store in Reissing was the Federal Supply Company Store No. 42.]
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Reliance Coke Company, South Brownsville, PA
See: Reliance Mine, West Brownsville, Washington Co., PA

Reliance Mine (ca.1913-  ?  ), located on the P.V. & C. Railroad, West Brownsville, Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1913-  ?  ), Reliance Coke Company, South Brownsville, PA
              (ca.1917- ?   ), Reliance Coke Company, Pittsburgh, PA     
              (ca.1920-  ?  ), Reliance Coke Company, South Brownsville, PA 
Web sites on the Reliance Mine, West Brownsville, Washington Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Reliance Mine, West Brownsville, Washington Co., PA

Rich Hill, Chartiers Twp., Washington Co., PA
See: Rich Hill Mine, Rich Hill, Chartiers Twp., Washington Co., PA
        Rich Hill No. 1 Mine, Rich Hill, Chartiers Twp., Washington Co., PA
        Rich Hill No. 2 Mine, Rich Hill, Chartiers Twp., Washington Co., PA

Rich Hill Mine (ca.1903- ? ), located on the P.C.C. and St. L. C. V. Branch Railroad, Meadow Lands, Rich Hill, Chartiers Twp., Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1903-  ?  ), United Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA
              (ca.1905-  ?  ), United Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA
              (ca.1906-  ?  ), United Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA
Web sites on the Rich Hill Mine, Meadow Lands, Washington Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Rich Hill Mine, Meadow Lands, Washington Co., PA

Rich Hill No. 1 Mine (ca.1920-  ?  ), located at Meadow Lands, Rich Hill, Chartiers Twp., Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1920-  ?  ), McClane Mining Company, Washington, PA
Web sites on the Rich Hill No. 1 Mine, Meadow Lands, Washington Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Rich Hill No. 1 Mine, Meadow Lands, Washington Co., PA

Rich Hill No. 2 Mine (ca.1920-  ?  ), located at Meadow Lands, Rich Hill, Chartiers Twp., Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1920-  ?  ), McClane Mining Company, Washington, PA
Web sites on the Rich Hill No. 2 Mine, Meadow Lands, Washington Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Rich Hill No. 2 Mine, Meadow Lands, Washington Co., PA

Richeyville, Washington Co., PA
[A coal Company patch town in Washington Co., PA.]
See: Vesta No. 4 Mine, Richeyville, Washington Co., PA

Richardson Heirs,
See: Brier Hill Mine, Washington Co., PA

Ridgeway Bishop Coal Company, Lewis Block, Pittsburg, PA
See: Ridgeway Bishop Mine, Bishop, Cecil Twp., Washington Co., PA

Ridgeway Bishop Mine (ca.1892- ? ), located on the P. C. C. & St. L. Railroad, Bishop, Cecil Twp., Washington, Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1892-  ?  ), Ridgeway Bishop Coal Company, Lewis Block, Pittsburg, PA
              (ca.1898-  ?  ), Ridgeway Bishop Coal Company, Bishop, PA
Web sites on the Ridgeway Bishop Mine, Bishop, Cecil Twp., Washington Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Ridgeway Bishop Mine, Bishop, Cecil Twp., Washington Co., PA

Ridgeway Mine (ca.1903-  ?  ), located on the P. C. C. & St. L. Railroad, B. & M. Branch, Cecil, Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1903-  ?  ), Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA
              (ca.1905-  ?  ), Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA
              (ca.1906-  ?  ), Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA
              (ca.1912-  ?  ), Pittsburgh Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA
Web sites on the Ridgeway Mine, Cecil, Washington Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Ridgeway Mine, Cecil, Washington Co., PA

Ringlands, Morris Twp., Washington Co., PA
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Risher Company, Shire Oaks, PA
See: Banner Mine, Washington Co., PA
See also: J. M. Risher Company, Shire Oaks, PA

Riverview, Carroll Twp., Washington Co., PA
[Incorporated into the Borough of New Eagle, Washington Co., PA]
See: New Eagle, Washington Co., PA

Riverville, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA
See: Riverville Mine, Riverville, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA

Riverville Coal Company, Fredericktown, PA
See: Riverville Mine, Riverville, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA

Riverville Mine (ca.1898-  ?  ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, at the Monongahela River, near Fredericktown, Riverville, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1898-  ?  ), Riverville Coal Company, Fredericktown, PA
              (ca.1903-  ?  ), Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburg, PA
              (ca.1904-  ?  ), Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburg, PA
              (ca.1906-  ?  ), Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Pittsburg, PA
Web sites on the Riverville Mine, Fredericktown, Riverville, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA:
    Coal Miners Memorial Riverville Mine, Fredericktown, Riverville, East Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA

Robbins & Company,
See:  Walnut Hill Mine, Washington Co., PA
         Walnut Hill No. 2 Mine, Washington Co., PA
See also: T. B. Robbins & Company,

Robbins, T. B., & Company,
See: Walnut Hill Mine, Washington Co., PA

Robbins Block Coal Company, Midway, PA
See: Primrose Mine, Washington Co., PA

Robert L. James Company, California, PA
See: Dawson Mine, Washington Co., PA
       Paxton Mine, Washington Co., PA
See also: James Company, California, PA

Roscoe, Washington Co., PA
See: A. G. & J. E. Leonard Company, Roscoe, PA
       Washington Coal Company, Roscoe, PA

Ross Mine (ca.1920-  ?  ), located in Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1920-  ?  ), Allison Valley Coal Company, Washington, PA

Rostosky Coal Company, Monongahela, PA
See: Stiteler Strip Mine, Washington Co., PA

Russell Mine (ca.1920-  ?  ), A stripping operation, located in Washington Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1920- ? ), Pittsburgh Hanover Coal Company, Hanlin, PA

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