Smith Township in Burgettstown in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Coal Mining

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 13, 2026

1. Coal Mining Marker

Inscription. As early as 1903, bituminous coal from local mines shipped from here on Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway.

Erected 2024 by Panhandle Trail, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 40° 23.211′ N, 80° 23.432′ W. Marker is in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is in Smith Township. It can be reached from North Main Street north of Railroad Street, on the right when traveling west. Located on the Panhandle Trail, just NE of North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1713 N Main St, Burgettstown PA 15021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

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

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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: Burgettstown War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Burgett Log House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Burgett Home and Fort (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); A Tribute To Our War Dead (approx. 1.9 miles away); Faces Of Freedom (approx. 1.9 miles away); McClurg Covered Bridge - 1880 (approx. 3.9 miles away); Elisha McCurdy (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burgettstown.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 13, 2026

2. Coal Mining Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2026, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2026, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.