Tag: history

April 12, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

The Darkest Easter Vigil

In the modern times of churches being closed during a pandemic, we find solace in history.. old newspapers.. and strange stories of Pottsville patients jumping from hospital windows !

April 8, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

Goodbye Graffiti Brick Road: The life and times of Route 61 in Centralia

MAN CAN MAKE NOTHING THAT NATURE CAN’T DESTROY. That was what one of the first ever pieces of graffiti on

April 4, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

Life during pandemic: We have been here before!

A fascinating day of news was reported in the MOUNT CARMEL ITEM on October 7, 1918: Among the news, Minersville was reported to be the worst stricken city in the area… According to the dispatch, Mount Carmel doctors hurried to the town… Kulpmont had 200 cases and four deaths.. Shamokin had 20 deaths..