Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rices Landing, Pennsylvania
Waynesburg is the county seat for Greene County
Rices Landing is in Greene County
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Bituminous Coal
Also known as Black Coal, it is an organic sedimentary rock formed by metamorphic compression of peat bog material.
Bituminous coal in the United States is between 100 and 300 million years old. It was formed during . . . — — Map (db m182137) HM
Coke
Coke is a gray, hard and porous fuel with a high carbon content and few impurities. It is used as a fuel and as a reducing agent in smelting iron ore in a blast furnace. The carbon monoxide produced by its combustion reduces iron . . . — — Map (db m182162) HM
First Commercial Coal Mine
"Commercial" coal mining in Greene County began in 1902 when the Dilworth Coal Company produced 36,400 tons of Pittsburgh coal from its mine at Rices Landing on the Monongahela River. This appears to be the . . . — — Map (db m181902) HM
W. A. Young Machine Shop and Foundry was started
and owned by W. A. Young in 1900. The building still
maintains the original tools and machinery which are
driven completely by belts. It operated from 1900 to
1969 repairing and making parts for . . . — — Map (db m181172) HM
Edward Mine to Emerald Mine
When the mine first opened in 1921, it was known as the Edward Mine and was located near Clarksville and operated by the Chartiers Southern Coal Company. In 1923, the company constructed the initial 70 houses . . . — — Map (db m181680) HM
This establishment was also known as the Excelsior Works. Although production figures for Hewitt's plant do not appear until 1870, he was paying taxes on a lot (and one cow) as early as 1865 and was probably turning pottery soon thereafter. Hewitt . . . — — Map (db m181349) HM
River Formation
Prior to the glaciers (more than 780,000 years ago), the ancestral Monongahela River flowed from present day north central West Virginia across Pennsylvania and northwest Ohio. Extensive ice sheets dammed the old north . . . — — Map (db m230986) HM
Coal Seam
The Pittsburgh Coal Seam is the thickest and most extensive coal bed in the Appalachian Basin. The Upper Pennsylvanian Pittsburgh coal bed extends over 11,000 square miles through 63 counties. It extends from Allegany County, . . . — — Map (db m182022) HM
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Established in 1846, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR) was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By 1882, it had become the largest railroad and transportation company in the world with a budget . . . — — Map (db m181582) HM
Settlement of Rices Landing
One of the earliest overnight visitors was George Washington, when he and his troops camped here on their way to Pittsburgh during the French & Indian War.
In 1786, John Rice purchased land on the east . . . — — Map (db m181527) HM
Originally erected about 1912 as a one room lock up with no cells, it was then installed with 2 flat iron cells in 1913. It was last used as a lock up in the 1940's.
It was heated with natural gas and before the advent of safety devices, a . . . — — Map (db m181184) HM
National Historic Landmark
The W.A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop is a prime example of America's industrial heritage. William A. Young, owner and operator of the business built the Machine Shop with lumber from the family farm. . . . — — Map (db m181328) HM
