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Last Great Pennsylvania Coal Breaker to Be Demolished
In Mahanoy City, the St Nicholas Breaker once the world’s largest and a symbol of anthracite power is being torn down after more than 50 years idle. Once processing over 12 000 tons daily it drew workers and vandals alike while powering a region’s economy.
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Mahanoy City
Pennsylvania
St. Nicholas
Annette Trout
Philadelphia
America
East
New York
Baltimore
John Fielding
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Stephen Crane
Locust Summit
Ed Tobin
Joseph Peel
Peel
Mahano
Reading Anthracite
Kurt Zwikl
Schuylkill River
Brian Rich