Lehigh Valley Coal: Westmoreland & Home stead Mine

BELLAERIC · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 8:54 am

Does anybody have or know if there is and existing pictures of the Westmoreland coal breaker or Homestead breaker? There both located in West Wyoming Pa. The homestead breaker was about a 1/4 mile downstream and up the mountain a little from the Westmoreland breaker, that breaker was wiped off the maps by the 1880's I dont know what happened to it, im assuming it burned down likt most of them did. The westmoreland breaker dissappeard in the 1930"s? im not sure what happened to that either. Ive only seen about 2 pictures ever of this colliery and that was of the entrance, and a very poor ariel image, if anybody could help me with this i would very greatly appreciate it.

Brian · **Posted:** Wed May 12, 2010 7:26 am

i dont have a pic but i may be able to pinpoint an exact locatn on one of my maps.

BELLAERIC · **Posted:** Wed May 12, 2010 12:53 pm

i know the exact location of the two breakers, im just trying to hunt down a picture of them, all i know is the shape of it because of the map....and all i have is a poor quality ariel photo and a few of the mine entrance

GlenAldenCoal · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:34 pm

Eric i have a handful of pics of the Westmoreland from back in the day. Ill see what i can do with them a few of them are not the best quality but they are something.

BELLAERIC · **Posted:** Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:03 pm

already have them

GlenAldenCoal · **Posted:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:33 am

I have one of the mine entrance with a line of cars coming out, two of the breaker from the 1920's-30's, and one of the breaker from the culm bank around 1919-20. You sure you have those? I got three of them from Carl awhile back.

BELLAERIC · **Posted:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:43 am

had em' for awhile

Lehigh Valley Coal: Westmoreland & Home stead Mine

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