http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form use this site to put in feature type: mine, state: Pennsylvania, county: Lackawanna There is a Spring Brook Colliery in Avoca as well as a number of other shafts listed. Hope that helps. Mary Jean >From Cemetery to Tree My Pennsylvania Roots http://home.stny.rr.com/brown/index.htm Researching: Brown, Wilmarth, Tewksbury, Tiffany, Squires, Perry and others. http://members.nbci.com/mjwanc/monument.htm changing over to: http://mjwanc.topcities.com/mindex.htm