Pottsville and the Schuylkill Haven region anchor this detailed portrait of Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal country. The landscape is defined by the steep ridges of Sharp Mountain and Second Mountain, where the West Branch Schuylkill River and Mill Creek carve through the narrow valleys that have long dictated the area's transport and settlement patterns. Dense clusters of borough life are evident in St. Clair, Port Carbon, and Minersville, each marked by numerous parish churches and cemeteries like St Marys Ch and St Patricks Cem that speak to the ethnic heritage of the local mining communities.
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1889 · Catawissa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Pottsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Pottsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Catawissa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Mahanoy
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Pine Grove
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Mahanoy
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Catawissa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Pottsville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1944 · Orwigsburg
USGS Topo · 1:24,000