Susquehanna History
Educational Resources About the Susquehanna Valleys.
By Mark Temple and Van Wagner
Natural History 1 (historical ecology and colonial era)
Natural History 2 (Black Bear, Bat, and Shad biology)
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Van Wagner and Mark Temple
Other resources:
www.teachcoal.org/lessonplans/camps_towns.html
Lesson Plans Photo, Grade Level 6-8 Coal Camps and Mining Towns
http://www.explorepahistory.com/storydetails.php?storyId=30&chapter=1
Bituminous mining began on a small scale in southwestern Pennsylvania
during the mid-eighteenth century. During the mid- and late nineteenth
century the industry grew enormously, greatly increasing output and the
numbers of mines and workers. Thousands of people settled in western
Pennsylvania to labor at mines and coke works.
http://www.explorepahistory.com/story.php?storyId=11
During the nineteenth century, northeastern Pennsylvania’s anthracite
coal mines fueled one of the great mining booms of American history. The
people who mined, moved, and sold anthracite coal built an industry that was
crucial to the industrialization of the United States. Along the way, they
created dynamic and culturally diverse communities that survive today.
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Anthracite-coal
Anthracite coal mining in Eastern Pennsylvania
http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=89
Immigrants in Coal Country is a cross-curricular lesson that explores
issues of work and immigration. In the hard coal region of northeastern
Pennsylvania, labor and ethnicity are directly linked.
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/classroom/teachers/elem6.aspx
Pennsylvania Geological Survey: Referring to the folded and unfolded models,
discuss which coal would be easier to mine.