NANTY GLO, PA
Coal mining at Nanty Glo commenced in the 1890's, and the railroad reached the town
in 1899. Nanty Glo consisted of several patch towns inside of the main town, and was surrounded by several coal mines.
Companies that operated the mines included Bethlehem Mines (Bethlehem Steel); Peale, Peacock, and Kerr Co.; Coleman-Weaver Co.; and others.
I love this picture of coal company houses surrounded by gob piles.
Yellow block coal company housing on Christoff Street.
In this vintage government photograph the destitute sift through one of the slate dumps at Nanty Glo
looking for coal to fuel their homes.
This picture captures some of what's left of Nanty Glo's coal boom days. Huge gob piles and descendents of the immigrants that
came to the Black Lick Field to mine coal a century ago.
Sam contributes this photo that he took, which he describes as "the boney dump in Nanty Glo, taken from where the C&I crossed Blacklick Creek."
One of the Nanty Glo patches many years ago.
This was a nicely maintained section of company housing.
Orthodox church and homes.
Probably 1960's Library of Congress image via johnstownhistory.blogspot.com
Mar. 2004 image by author
1937 Library of Congress image by Ben Shahn
Mar. 2004 image by author
2010 image courtesy of Sam Baker
1937 Library of Congress image by Ben Shahn
1937 Library of Congress image by Ben Shahn
1937 Library of Congress image by Ben Shahn