Lilly in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Coal Miner
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
1. The Coal Miner Marker
Whether in slope, or drift, or shaft mine, The Pioneer Miners of the Greater Lilly Area labored 12 hours a day, 6 days a week for up to 60 years - beginning as young as eight - most often in cramped spaces that were dirty, dark, dank, and dangerous.
We here honor those Pioneer Miners and the generations of Miners that followed in more mechanized mines and later surface mines. We recognize all those involved in the Coal Industry as Mine Owners and Administrators - as Mule Tenders and Truck Drivers - as Company Store Managers and Clerks. We remember the sacrifices and support of each Miner's Family.
To All of These, Our Community owes its existence, growth, and perdurance.
Erected 2011.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 40° 25.448′ N, 78° 36.81′ W. Marker is in Lilly, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It can be reached from the intersection of Memorial Drive and Piper
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Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Plane No. 4 - Allegheny Portage Railroad (approx. Ό mile away); Ku Klux Klan Riot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Robert E. Peary (approx. 2.6 miles away); Loretto (approx. 2.6 miles away); Admiral Peary Park (approx. 2.7 miles away); Portage Railroad (approx. 3.1 miles away); Cresson (approx. 3.3 miles away); Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lilly.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
2. The Coal Miner Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
3. The Coal Miner Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
4. The Coal Miner Marker
Coal Miner's in memoriam (left side)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
5. The Coal Miner Marker
Coal Miner's in memoriam (right side)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,037 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 3, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
