Jeddo Area "Patches"
Four coal company towns exist in a row in Luzerne County: Oakdale, Middletown, Japan, and Jeddo. Jeddo was named for Yedo, Japan. Jeddo mines No. 1 and 2 were opened in 1860/61 by the Jeddo Coal Co. However, these "patches" were best known as the home of Jeddo No. 4. G.B. Markle & Co. operated it from the 1870s well into the 20th Century. Later, Jeddo-Highland Coal Co. operated No. 4.
