# Pittsburgh Coalfield

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The '''Pittsburgh Coalfield''' ('''Pittsburgh Coal Region''') is the largest of the [Western Pennsylvania](/source/Western_Pennsylvania) [coalfield](/source/coalfield)s. It includes all or part of [Allegheny](/source/Allegheny_County%2C_Pennsylvania), [Fayette](/source/Fayette_County%2C_Pennsylvania), [Greene](/source/Greene_County%2C_Pennsylvania), [Washington](/source/Washington_County%2C_Pennsylvania), and [Westmoreland](/source/Westmoreland_County%2C_Pennsylvania)  Counties in [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania). [Coal](/source/Coal) has been mined in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh) since the 18th century. [U.S. Steel](/source/U.S._Steel) and [Bethlehem Steel](/source/Bethlehem_Steel) owned Karen, Maple Creek, and Ellsworth mines. It is not possible to define sharp geographical boundaries for this district for none such exist or are reported differently.<ref Name="Lesley">{{cite book | last = J. Peter Lesley | title = Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Pennsylvania for 1885-1887 | publisher = Board of Commissioners for the Geological survey | date = 1887 | location = Original from the University of Michigan | url = https://archive.org/details/annualreportgeo02leslgoog | page = [https://archive.org/details/annualreportgeo02leslgoog/page/n147 113] | quote = monroeville coal mine. }}</ref><ref name="PITTSBURGH_FIELD"/>  The largest company in this field was the [Pittsburgh Coal Company](/source/Pittsburgh_Coal_Company), which later became [CONSOL Energy](/source/CONSOL_Energy).<ref Name="PITTSBURGH_FIELD">{{cite web  | title = Pittsburgh Field | work = Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains | url = http://www.coalcampusa.com/westpa/pittsburgh/pittsburgh.htm | access-date = 2007-11-18 }}</ref> It is bordered on the west by the state of [West Virginia](/source/West_Virginia), on the south by [Panhandle Coalfield](/source/Panhandle_Coalfield) and [Klondike Coalfield](/source/Klondike_Coalfield), on the East by [Irwin Gas Coalfield](/source/Irwin_Gas_Coalfield), on the North by the [Freeport Coalfield](/source/Freeport_Coalfield) and at least one other coalfield.<ref name="PITTSBURGH_FIELD"/>  The [Darr Mine Disaster](/source/Darr_Mine_Disaster) occurred in this coalfield in 1907.

==See also==
* [Pittsburgh coal seam](/source/Pittsburgh_coal_seam) 

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.com/allindex1.html Allegheny County Pennsylvania Coal Mine Index]
*[http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.com/wasindex1.html Washington County Pennsylvania Coal Mine Index]
*[http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.com/index1.html Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Coal Mine Index]
*[http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.com/fayindex1.html Fayette County Pennsylvania Coal Mine Index]

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Category:Coal mining in Pennsylvania
Category:Geography of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Category:Geography of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Category:Geography of Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Category:Geography of Greene County, Pennsylvania
Category:Geography of Washington County, Pennsylvania

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