LIBRARY, PA (MONTOUR NO. 10)
Sunrise over the Montour No. 10 patch, on the edge of Library, Pa. in Southern Allegheny County.
Patch houses across the valley from the ones pictured above. The Pittsburgh Coal Company opened the Montour No. 10
coal mine and patch town in 1919. The mine operated until 1957, then was closed until it was briefly reopened in the 1970s.
The gob pile that is still there is visable behind these company built homes. Save a concrete abutment from a trolly track nothing
remains of the Montour No. 10 mine and coal processing facility. However, Consol, the heir to the Pittsburgh Coal Co. still operates research facilities there.
Remaining concrete abutment which once supported a mine motor track from a mine portal
to the tipple.
Ron contributes this photo, and writes, "I am sending you a photo of where the miners would go and shop in Library Champion Store Inc.
Its right down the street from Montour No. 10, and they are renovating the building. I don't think the sign will be there too much longer."
These were foremens' company houses at Montour 10. Some of the are still in
existence along Sebolt Road.
Coal company duplex houses at Montour 10.
Good vintage view of part of the Montour 10 patch.
The Montour 10 tipple looked state of the art at the time of this photo, but it is
gone now.
Feb. 2004 image by author
Feb. 2004 image by author
Feb. 2004 image by author
Feb. 2004 image by author
Image courtesy of Ron Franko
Circa 1927 "Keystone Coal Catalog" image
Circa 1927 "Keystone Coal Catalog" image
Circa 1927 "Keystone Coal Catalog" image
Circa 1927 "Keystone Coal Catalog" image