Tag: history

February 28, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

FEB 28 1991: GULF WAR I ENDED. Then the real war began.

February 28, 1991: The Gulf War ended .. at least for the first time.

So before you order the steak and lobster and spend ridiculously higher prices at a restaurant than a normal night, consider the source of the holiday.. Let’s take a deep dive back and ponder the beginnings.. And come to grips with the meaning for the expensive season. This will be something to talk about over a candlelit dinner!

January 17, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

One of Schuylkill County’s oldest breweries: 87 years in the making!!

Pure Springs Brewery Co existed in Fountain Springs, PA. It was destroyed by fire, and tied in to illegal operations of a brewery, and connected to the Minker and Genelli alcohol crime syndicates.

Pure Springs remains an active corporations even until today.