Tag: Anthracite Region
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Summer Research Reflection
In the beginning of the summer, I thought I had the perfect envision for my research project. I had a solid research question, “How do Pennsylvania anthracite mining communities publicly represent their heritage?,” and a plethora of ideas to pursue. As the summer progressed, I realized that my scope was incredibly ambitious to complete in eight…
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Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region
Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region There are a plethora of occupations that are dependent upon the formation of the land in a certain location. The development and design of a landscape has a lasting impact on the means of production and labor that create an effective economy. In central Pennsylvania, the anthracite coal mining region began…