Huber Coal Breaker

Huber Coal Breaker is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Ashley, Luzerne County, dedicated 2017.

101 S Main St., Ashley

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Erected by the Glen Alden Coal Co. in 1939, the breaker could process 7,000 tons of anthracite daily. It was among the first in the industry to utilize Menzies cones to separate coal from rock. An innovative aerial tramway disposed of waste by-products. Anthracite was sprayed with an iridescent chemical, to create Glen Alden's distinctive "Blue Coal." Operations ceased in 1976, following the decline of anthracite mining. It was demolished in 2014.

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1871 · Plate F. East Central Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1927 · Pennsylvania (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1947 · Wilkes-Barre West, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1950 · Wilkes-Barre West, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Wilkes-Barre West, Pennsylvania, 1950, covering the location of Huber Coal Breaker, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Wilkes-Barre West, Pennsylvania, 1950, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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