Vesta No. 4 Mine | Historic Pittsburgh

1933-1947

Title
Vesta No. 4 Mine
Creator
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation. Vesta Division
Date
1933-1947
Identifier
9116.004.CL
Description
View of Vesta No. 4 Mine trestle and river work. Vesta No. 4 Mine, owned and operated by Vesta-Shannopin Coal Division of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, was located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Monongahela Division, and the Monongahela River. The main portal was located near the dividing line between California and Coal Center Boroughs, with other portals located at Daisytown, West Pike Run Township, and Richeyville, Centerville Township, all in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Vesta No. 4 Mine was once the largest bituminous coal mine in the world. The mine was opened circa 1903, was closed in 1957, was temporarily re-opened in 1960 and permanently closed in 1984.
Extent
3.5 x 6 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Coal mines and mining
Coal miners
Coal-mining machinery
Trestles
Geographic Subjects
California (Pa.)
Source
CONSOL Energy Inc. Mine Maps and Records, 1857-2010
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
CONSOL Energy, Inc. Mine Maps and Records
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