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The '''Walton's Coal Incline''' was a nineteenth century [[Funicular|incline]], used to transport coal from a mine mouth just west of [[West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania]] to a tipple on pool 2 of the [[Monongahela River]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1876 Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and Adjoining Boroughs: Plate 26 |url= http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/maps/showmap.pl?client=maps&image=76v01p26&levels=5&originx=717&originy=1305&lastlevel=2&fullheight=4698&fullwidth=3788&level=1&size=1&tnail.x=67&tnail.y=78 |
The '''Walton's Coal Incline''' was a nineteenth century [[Funicular|incline]], used to transport coal from a mine mouth just west of [[West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania]] to a tipple on pool 2 of the [[Monongahela River]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1876 Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and Adjoining Boroughs: Plate 26 |url= http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/maps/showmap.pl?client=maps&image=76v01p26&levels=5&originx=717&originy=1305&lastlevel=2&fullheight=4698&fullwidth=3788&level=1&size=1&tnail.x=67&tnail.y=78 |
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}}</ref> It crossed the entire width of the Borrough of West Elizabeth, passing over the [[Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railroad]].<ref> |
}}</ref> It crossed the entire width of the Borrough of West Elizabeth, passing over the [[Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railroad]].<ref>{{cite book |others= Pennsylvania. Bureau of Industrial Statistics.; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Internal Affairs. |
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|title= Annual Report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1876-77 |url= |format= |series= |volume= V |year= 1878 |origyear= |publisher= Lane S. Hart|location= [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] |language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |page= 238 |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= |ref= |bibcode= }} </ref> |
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Author: Pennsylvania. Bureau of Industrial Statistics.; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Internal Affairs. |
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Publisher: Harrisburg, Pa., 1874-1915. |
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Edition/Format: Journal, magazine : Periodical : State or province government |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 14:55, 9 May 2009
Walton's Coal Incline
The Walton's Coal Incline was a nineteenth century incline, used to transport coal from a mine mouth just west of West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania to a tipple on pool 2 of the Monongahela River.[1] It crossed the entire width of the Borrough of West Elizabeth, passing over the Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railroad.[2]
References
- ^ "1876 Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and Adjoining Boroughs: Plate 26".
- ^ Annual Report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1876-77. Vol. V. Pennsylvania. Bureau of Industrial Statistics.; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Internal Affairs. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Lane S. Hart. 1878. p. 238.
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