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. 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.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 40° 59.732′ N, 75° 51.341′ W. Marker is near Weatherly, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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 walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); The tree of liberty (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Eckley Miners’ Village (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Exploring the Corridor (within shouting distance of this marker); The Church of the Immaculate Conception (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Eckley Miners’ Village (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Laborer’s Double Dwelling (about 600 feet away); The Slate Picker's House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weatherly.

Also see . . .
1. Official website of Eckley Miners' Village Museum. (Submitted on May 26, 2022, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Eckley Miners' Village, Weatherly, Luzerne County (MarkerQuest - blog). (Submitted on September 28, 2022, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 29, 2015

2. Eckley Miners' Village Marker

Eckley Miners' Village-Rail Car image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 29, 2015

3. Eckley Miners' Village-Rail Car

Eckley Miners' Village-Very large piece of coal image. Click for full size.

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4. Eckley Miners' Village-Very large piece of coal

Eckley Miners' Village-Immaculate Conception Church Rectory-1861 (Museum Shop) image. Click for full size.

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5. Eckley Miners' Village-Immaculate Conception Church Rectory-1861 (Museum Shop)

Eckley Miners' Village-Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

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6. Eckley Miners' Village-Presbyterian Church

Eckley Miners' Village-Double Family Dwelling image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 29, 2015

7. Eckley Miners' Village-Double Family Dwelling

Eckley Miners' Village-Breaker image. Click for full size.

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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.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 29, 2015

9. Eckley Miners' Village-Double Family Dwelling

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10. Eckley Miners' Village-Double Family Dwelling

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 29, 2015

11. Eckley Miners' Village-Double Family Dwelling

Eckley Miners' Village-Mine Owner's House-1861 image. Click for full size.

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12. Eckley Miners' Village-Mine Owner's House-1861

Eckley Miners' Village-St. James Protestant Episcopal Church, 1859 image. Click for full size.

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13. Eckley Miners' Village-St. James Protestant Episcopal Church, 1859

Eckley Miners' Village-Eckley Social and Sports Club-1946 image. Click for full size.

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14. Eckley Miners' Village-Eckley Social and Sports Club-1946

Eckley Miners' Village-Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

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 927 times since then and 26 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.