1 / 21

Anthracite Coal in the Lower Susquehanna Valley: A Visual Environmental Education Guide

Explore the impact of anthracite coal mining in the Lower Susquehanna Valley through this educational guide. Learn about coal formation, mining history, environmental challenges, and the diverse coal fields that shaped the region. Discover the cultural and ecological significance of coal mining activities, from deep mining to strip mining, and the legacy of abandoned mine lands. Follow the journey of coal transportation via the Reading Railroad and delve into the repercussions of coal production on landscapes like the Shamokin region. Experience the visual narrative of coal mining through striking images captured by Ben Marsh. Witness the environmental consequences of coal mining practices, such as acid mine drainage and coal waste fires.

arbuckle
Download Presentation

Anthracite Coal in the Lower Susquehanna Valley: A Visual Environmental Education Guide

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Anthracite Coal in the Lower Susquehanna Valley Visual Environmental Education Guide

  2. Anthracite Coal

  3. Formation of Anthracite Coal grantowngrammar.highland.sch.uk

  4. coal.infomine.com

  5. The Anthracite fields are known as the Northern, Eastern-middle, Western-middle, and Southern fields Image from Ben Marsh

  6. Image from Ben Marsh The Shamokin region is the most disturbed rural landscape in Pennsylvania due to coal production

  7. Coal miners in action coalcampmemories.com knickles.com

  8. Image from Ben Marsh

  9. In 1828, the “Reading Railroad” was constructed, which served as one of the major transportation methods for coal to move across the country nationalcorridors.org

  10. Steady decline in Anthracite coal mining http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/appalachian-coal-set-for-big-decline-protests-high-profile-debates-or-not.html

  11. Orange creek from acid mine drainage Images from Ben Marsh Image from Ben Marsh

  12. Quaker Run — tributary to Shamokin Creek http://www.srbc.net/pubinfo/techdocs/Publication_279/AnthraciteSummary279a.PDF

  13. Deep mining Image from Ben Marsh

  14. Strip-mining Image from Ben Marsh

  15. Abandoned mine land near residences in the Western-Middle Coal Field. http://www.srbc.net/pubinfo/techdocs/Publication_279/AnthraciteSummary279a.PDF

  16. Nemacolin Gob Pile in Greene County, PA Energyjustice.net

  17. Coal mining in Shamokin, PA Image from Ben Marsh

  18. Culm, or waste coal, in Shamokin Image from Ben Marsh

  19. Culm in Shamokin Image from Ben Marsh

  20. Waste coal on fire in Shamokin Image from Ben Marsh

More Related