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Established 1807 by Abijah Smith, who had bought 75 acres here on Ransom Creek and was later joined by his brother John. Their shipments of coal by ark down the Susquehanna, begun in 1807, continued for 20 years. This company was, in 1818, the first to extract Pennsylvania coal by powder blasting. In the same family almost 70 years, it was considered the first commercially successful U.S. anthracite firm.
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| HM Number | HM1AVM |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1989 |
| Placed By | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 1:17am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] CAROLYN MARTIENSSEN
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 419429 N 4565321 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 41.23528333, -75.96143333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 14.117', W 75° 57.686' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 14' 7.02" N, 75° 57' 41.16" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 570 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 781 W Main St, Plymouth PA 18651, US |
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