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WHEN COAL WAS KING: Norman Rockwell painted this coal miner in 1943

Norman Rockwell painted this coal miner in 1943 for use as a World War II poster to support the U.S. effort.  The tag line...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Barry Kombol Takes Photos

Over the years this column has featured more than 25 photos taken by Barry Kombol.  This is the story of how that collection of...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: George Savicke In April 1974

Last week’s column detailed George Savicke’s 43 years of mining coal.  He finished his career at Palmer Coking Coal Co.’s Rogers No. 3 mine...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: George Savicke steadying a timber, called a mine prop

George Savicke is shown here steadying a timber, called a mine prop that was used to hold up the roof of an underground coal...

WHEN COAL WAS KING:Wilkeson School Opening, 1913

Last week’s column featured Wilkeson’s second school that served students through the first eight grades, from 1899 until this new building was erected in...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Wilkeson School, early 1900s 

For more than a century the start of a school year has coincided with Labor Day, often considered the end of summer.  This practice...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Black Diamond Labor Day 1947 Bicycles

Like all traditions, Black Diamond Labor Day celebrations have changed over the years, but the community’s spirit remains intact.  Like every year since 1947...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: In 1883, Northern Pacific completed the first installment of this rail

The earliest recorded exploration of the area around Tacoma was made by Captain George Vancouver who sailed his ship into Puget Sound in 1792...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Happy Birthday! Palmer Coking Coal turns 90

During the darkest days of the Great Depression, four brothers living in Durham formed a company which some 90 years later still serves greater...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Gaffney’s Lake Wilderness Games

In 1963, Nat King Cole released a hit single, “Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer” whose lyrics of German origin recall a nostalgic past, not...
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