Coal Region

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The Coal Region is a term used to refer to an area of Northeastern Pennsylvania in the central Appalachian Mountains comprised by Lackawanna, Luzerne, Carbon, Columbia, Schuylkill, and Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Many of the names in the region are from the Delaware Indians or Lenapes and Susquehanna native American Indians. The region is home to the largest known deposits of anthracite coal found in the Americas, with an estimated reserve of seven billion short tons (PA DEP Website). It is these deposits that provide the region with its nickname. In the lower Anthracite coal region, Schuylkill_County,_Pennsylvania, the discovery of anthracite coal is claimed by the hunter Necho Allen.

Related Topics:
Pennsylvania - Appalachian Mountains - Lackawanna - Luzerne - Carbon - Columbia - Schuylkill - Northumberland County, Pennsylvania - Lenape - American Indians - Anthracite - Coal - Necho Allen

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