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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM126T_pittston-fort_Pittston-PA.html
This Stonemarks the southern side ofPittston Forthere in June and July 1778,gathered four hundred fugitivesfor protection againstBritish and Indian foes.Capt. Jeremiah BlanchardandLieut. Timothy Keyesin commnd. Erected byDial Rock ChapterD.A.R.177…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUVL_erie-railroad-co-v-tompkins_Hughestown-PA.html
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1938 that, in cases between citizens of different states, federal courts must apply state common law, not federal "general common law." Under Pennsylvania common law, Harry Tompkins of Hughes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6RH_pittston-fort_Pittston-PA.html
Erection begun 1722, by Connecticut proprietors. Forced to surrender to the British, July 4, 1778, and partially destroyed. Restored 1780, and used until after the end of the Revolutionary War.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QN_twin-shaft-disaster_Pittston-PA.html
On June 28, 1896, fifty-eight men were killed in a massive cave-in of rock and coal here, in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Colliery. An investigative commission, appointed by the Governor, reported on Sept. 25. Although its safety recommend…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QM_workers-in-greater-pittstons-garment-industry_Pittston-PA.html
From the 1930s to the 1980s Pittston emerged as a national center for clothing manufacturing. Thousands of workers, mainly women, labored in many factories throughout the Greater Pittston area. Most were members of the International Ladies' Garmen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QL_knox-mine-disaster_Tulelake-PA.html
On January 22, 1959, twelve men died in a tragic accident at the River Slope Mine near this site. The mine had been illegally excavated beneath the Susquehanna River at the direction of the Knox Coal Company. When the force of the ice-laden river …