Jim If you have not already seen it, the following paper about David Thomas - The Father of the Athracite Iron Trade indicates that although PA anthracite coal was not the first it was the best! http://www.canticle.demon.co.uk/ironman/reddrag4.htm Glen Jenkins Swansea Wales --- Jim Dolan <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps someone on the list can help me, I did > several Google searches with > no luck. I'm trying to determine if anthracite coal > is unique to the US. Was > the first anthracite discovered in Northeastern > Pennsylvania? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Jim Dolan > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Visit the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical > Society http://rootsweb.com/~panepgs/ > To unsubscribe: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/mailist.html#unsubscribe > > ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com