The Baldwin-Whitehall Patch has partnered with the Baldwin Historical Society to bring you a weekly trivia question that delves into our area's colorful past.
and Patty Woehler, co-presidents of the society, write the questions and provide the pictures.
Here is this week's question:
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The mine in this picture—known officially and plainly as Mine No. 4—was owned and operated by the Pittsburgh Coal Company, which later merged with Consolidation Coal Company (known today as CONSOL Energy).
The picture, taken in 1935, shows a "patch"—a row of mining houses owned by the company.
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The coal tipple was near the train tracks, and there was a reservoir nearby where the locals would ice skate in the winter and fish in the summer.
What was this mine better known as?
Read other Baldwin-Whitehall Trivia Time questions here.
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