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CREIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA

There were two coal mines at Creighton. I'm not sure which mine this "patch town" went with. The Creighton mine was a captive mine of Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) Co. The Hites mines at Creighton were operated by McFetridge Brothers Coal Co.

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Company-built houses.

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I wonder if this was the company store?

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More of the Creighton patch.

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