Standard Shaft Mine and Coke Works

Standard Shaft Mine and Coke Works (HM11LZ)

Location: Mt Pleasant, PA 15666 Westmoreland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 9.872', W 79° 32.068'

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One of the world's largest coke producing centers operated here from 1883 to 1931. H. C. Frick Coke Company's more than 900 beehive ovens consumed thousands of tons of coal daily. The company publicized itself by exhibiting a scale model of Standard Shaft Number 2 at Chicago's Columbian Exposition in 1893. The largely immigrant work force, exemplary in its productivity, helped shape the culture of the region.
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HM NumberHM11LZ
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Year Placed2007
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 9:52pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 624799 N 4447048
Decimal Degrees40.16453333, -79.53446667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 9.872', W 79° 32.068'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 9' 52.32" N, 79° 32' 4.08" W
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Area Code(s)724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 56 State St, Mt Pleasant PA 15666, US
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