MAHANOY CITY, Pa. (AP) — When coal was king, its castle was the breaker — an imposing fortress that crushed, washed and sized billions of tons of Pennsylvania anthracite for use in factories, ...

POTTSVILLE – When it went into operation in March 1931, the St. Nicholas breaker outside Mahanoy City was one of the largest processors of anthracite coal in the world. State-of-the-art technology, it ...

The St. Nicholas Breaker once held the distinction as the largest in the world, the size of a city block and capable of processing more than 12,000 tons of anthracite each day. Shuttered for more than ...

When it went into operation in March 1931, the St. Nicholas breaker outside Mahanoy City was one of the largest processors of anthracite coal in the world. State-of-the-art technology, it was capable ...

Workers inspect coal cars at St. Nicholas in 1933. MAHANOY CITY, Pa. (AP) — When coal was king, its castle was the breaker — an imposing fortress that crushed, washed and sized billions of tons of ...