Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A geology field trip will take participants into a historic coal mine and a fossil site on Saturday, May 3, according to a ...

Learn how coal played a vital role in shaping the Utah we know today. The coal mining industry has been the backbone of rural parts of Utah for over a century. From extraction to refining, Utahns who ...

A memorial feature is also built to celebrate the area's mining history.

Miners, their wives, child laborers and patch town store operators all had a part in the history of coal in the Derry area. “There were so many mines in this area,” said Donna Showalter, a Derry Area ...

The Chattanooga Daily Times headline on Tuesday, July 21, 1891, ‘The Coal Creek War the Sole Topic of Discussion Yesterday’, reflected the impact of the regional conflict between coal miners, prison ...

Himlerville, Kentucky circa 1920. Himlerville was the coal camp for the Himler Coal company, a cooperatively owned mining operation in Martin County. Many of Himlerville’s original buildings still ...

Each week we will be sharing images and information relating to Wabash Valley History, sponsored by Lynn's Pharmacy. Today, our photo from the Vigo County History Center shows us an interior view of ...

Volunteers took the ultimate test of courage this week for a firewalk challenge.

Girardville’s nearly 200-year history reads like a rollercoaster of ups and downs in the Schuylkill County anthracite region.