Dive deep into NEPA’s coal mining history with the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour’s underground adventure in Scranton! The unique experience takes you 300 feet beneath the surface to explore the tunnels of a real mine every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday through November. ⛏️ #DiscoverNEPA | DiscoverNEPA

Uk COAL MINING -the DEMISE of an INDUSTRY - At its peak, the British coal industry employed over a million men and was one of the most important industries in the UK. Transport, power and related industries were all heavily reliant on coal. Even in the mid-1960s, British Rail was still running on coal power (steam). In the 1970s, a strike by coal miners left Britain on the infamous three day week. Coal was Britain’s lifeblood, and without it, the economy could come to a standstill. The decline o