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Anthracite coal industry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Lehigh Coal Mine Company records

 Collection
Accession: 0131
Abstract:

Lehigh Coal Mine Company was an unincorporated joint-stock company, established in 1792, with the intention of developing a deposit of anthracite coal discovered by Jacob Weiss (1750-1839) and others at what is now Summit Hill in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The collection consists of documents relating to land ownership and governance of Lehigh Coal Mine Company.

Dates: 1792-1829