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rickford66

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8. I grew up in Scranton PA and this was common.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 05:10 PM

Dec 6

A whole building could sink a dozen or more feet. In the 60's the mines were flushed with water and filler (I guess stone, sand and other available material). The setup in front of my parent's home was there for several months. Some mines were pretty close to the surface since the hard coal wasn't that far down. We could even see soft coal if we dug down a few feet. As usual, the beneficiaries of the coal were long gone and the taxpayers paid for the fix.

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