Mahanoy Plane

Mahanoy Plane is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Schuylkill County, dedicated 2007.

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Critical to the Pa. anthracite industry, this inclined plane railroad transported coal from the Mahanoy Valley up the Broad Mountain to Frackville. Opened in 1862 as part of the Reading Railroad system, improvements in the early 20th century increased its size and capacity, making it an engineering marvel able to meet national demands. After hoisting hundreds of millions of tons of coal, it closed in 1932. Partial ruins remain nearby.

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1836 · Anthracite Coal Field, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1865 · County map of the State of Pennsylvania (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1871 · Plate F. East Central Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1872 · Schuylkill County. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Plate F. East Central Pennsylvania, 1871, covering the location of Mahanoy Plane, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Plate F. East Central Pennsylvania, 1871, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Mahanoy Plane

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