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Eckley Miners’ Village: Life in a 19th-Century Coal Town

Summary by Wynning History
It’s likely the most iconic film scene ever made about Pennsylvania’s Coal Region. In the light of an early morning, James McKenna (really a Pinkerton Detective named James McParland) steps from the porch of a boardinghouse and begins his walk through a coal-dust shrouded village to work at the town’s anthracite coal mine.  McKenna/McParland, played by Irish actor Richard Harris, steps alongside hundreds of other men and boys all headed for 12 …
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Wynning History broke the news in on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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