Eckley Miners' Village in eastern Pennsylvania is an anthracite coal mining patch town located in Foster Township, Pennsylvania. Since 1970, Eckley has been owned and operated as a museum by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Miner housing in May 1970
This wooden coal breaker was later built for The Molly Maguires, a 1970 film depicting the Molly Maguires
Houses in the back of the village
Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Foster Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,413 at the 2020 census.
Eckley Miners' Village in Foster Township
I-80 in Foster Township
A sign along I-80 in Foster Township