Tag: Pennsylvania history

• The Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902

  

  In today’s post of Historical Pennsylvania, we explore The Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902. With a tiny bit of Star Trek thrown in.

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  1 Jul 2022

  Historical Pennsylvania, The Blog

  1902, Anthracite, bituminous, Chief Miles Edward O'Brien, coal, coal mining, coal strike, Deep Space Nine, DS9, FDR, Historical Pennsylvania, JP Morgan, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania history, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, The Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902, UMWA, unions, United Mine Workers of America

• The Tale of Pennsylvania’s Kinzua Bridge

  

  What’s the first thing that pops into your mind when you think about Pennsylvania? William Penn? Philadelphia? Coal mining? Industry? Battlefields? Politics and policies? The Pittsburgh Steelers? I highly doubt something as innocuous as a failed bridge would be at the forefront of your musings. Heck, I didn’t even hear about it until the bridge […]

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  9 Jun 2022

  Historical Pennsylvania, The Blog

  blog, blogging, books, Bridge, Eighth Wonder of the World, Historical Pennsylvania, history, Kinzua Bridge, Kinzua State Park, National Weather Service, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania history, tornado