Salem Twp. coal company helps ease village’s financial burden
April 15th, 2007An interesting situation developed in 1900 when the new mining village was erected at Jamison Coal Co.’s No. 2 mine on a branch of Crabtree Creek, which reveals the identity of the town involved.
The coal works were in Salem Township but the 50 houses were in Hempfield. Thus, the bulk of the taxes went to [...]