Near Weatherly in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Eckley Miners' Village
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2015
1. Eckley Miners' Village Marker
Inscription.
Eckley Miners' Village. . Founded in 1854 as Fillmore, it was renamed for noted mining engineer Eckley Coxe. It was built to house anthracite coal miners and their families, many European immigrants. Coal patch towns like Eckley were common in northeast Pa. in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Colliery operations declined by the 1950s, but the site was restored for the 1970 film The Molly Maguires. Subsequently it was converted to a state historic site operated by PHMC.
Founded in 1854 as Fillmore, it was renamed for noted mining engineer Eckley Coxe. It was built to house anthracite coal miners and their families, many European immigrants. Coal patch towns like Eckley were common in northeast Pa. in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Colliery operations declined by the 1950s, but the site was restored for the 1970 film The Molly Maguires. Subsequently it was converted to a state historic site operated by PHMC.
Erected 2015 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Location. 40° 59.732′ N, 75° 51.341′ W. Marker is near Weatherly, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. Marker is on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Main Street, Weatherly PA 18255, United States of America. Touch for directions.
4. Eckley Miners' Village-Very large piece of coal
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2015
5. Eckley Miners' Village-Immaculate Conception Church Rectory-1861 (Museum Shop)
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2015
6. Eckley Miners' Village-Presbyterian Church
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2015
7. Eckley Miners' Village-Double Family Dwelling
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2015
8. Eckley Miners' Village-Breaker
This movie prop stands near the site of one of the three original Council Ridge breakers. Mined lump coal was cleaned and sized in the breaker often by injured or elderly workers or young boys.
13. Eckley Miners' Village-St. James Protestant Episcopal Church, 1859
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2015
14. Eckley Miners' Village-Eckley Social and Sports Club-1946
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2015
15. Eckley Miners' Village-Catholic Church
Inscription on the marker above the entrance-Church of the Immaculate Conception A.D. 1861
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. submitted on October 16, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.