Port Carbon, Pennsylvania
Port Carbon is a borough of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, located two miles (3 km) northeast of Pottsville. It is in a coal-mining area. In the past, ironworks had been a feature of the borough. In 1900, 2,168 people lived here and, in 1910, 2,678. The population was 1,815 at the 2020 census.
Pike Street in Port Carbon
Port Carbon Borough Hall
Pike Street
Public library
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,049. The county seat is Pottsville. The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.
St. Nicholas Coal Breaker in Mahanoy City in July 2013
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
The Bretz, Kohinoor Mine in Shenandoah in 1884
The 1927 George Luks mural at Necho Allen Hotel in Pottsville pays tribute to the region's 19th and early 20th century coal miners.