Anthracite Heritage: Landscape, Memory and the Environment
Place always exists in a particular time, and for Northeastern Pennsylvania that time is anthracite coal time. Because coal mining has decreased significantly over the past 50 years, the result has been a major outmigration of the area’s traditional population... However, the legacy of coal still ru...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Open Rivers |
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https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/anthracite-heritage-landscape-memory-and-the-environment/
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| Summary: | Place always exists in a particular time, and for Northeastern Pennsylvania that time is anthracite coal time. Because coal mining has decreased significantly over the past 50 years, the result has been a major outmigration of the area’s traditional population... However, the legacy of coal still runs deep as reminders of coal heritage are scattered throughout the 484 square miles that make up the anthracite coal region. |
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| ISSN: | 2471-190X |