MY QUESTION THAT I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON. I WOULD LIKE ANY
INFORMATION THAT I COULD GET ON A FORMER COAL MINE THAT WAS LOCATED IN
EDWARDSVILLE P.A. THE NAME OF THE COAL MINE WAS  KINGSTON MINING CORP.
I THINK IT WAS CLOSED BETWEEN 1953 TO 1955

Hello,

The Kingston Coal Co. was founded in Danville, Pa., by Isaac Waterman,
Thomas Beaver, Daniel Edwards, Daniel Morgan and George Geisinger in
the 1880s, according to the Iron Heritage Festival
(http://www.ironheritagefestival.com/about.html).

The company owned many anthracite mines in Kingston and Plymouth
townships, says the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection (http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dms_apps/anthracite2.asp?company_name=Kingston+Coal+Company).

The Luzerne County Historical Society (formerly the Wyoming Historical
and Geological Society) has photographs of the company, according to
the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
(http://216.239.37.100/search?q=cache:wwqG7HoqvIsC:www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/darms/shrab/pages9-12.pdf+Kingston+Coal+Company&hl=en&ie=UTF-8)

As Websearcher-ga says, Daniel Edwards, superintendent of the company,
was the namesake of Edwardsville, Pa. For confirmation, see Rootsweb's
town history at (http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/patk/edward.htm)

On Feb. 13, 1894, 13 miners died in a collapse at a Kingston
mine(http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/mines/ply1894.htm). In 1930,
four miners died in an explosion
(http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/mines/mineacc1.htm)

Employees from 1893 mentioned on the Rootsweb include:

--Thomas Durkin, born in Sligo,
Ireland(http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/bios/drbios.htm)
--Another miner, Edward T. Evans, from Wales
(http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/bios/enbios.htm)
--The "barn boss," George W. Trimble, a native
Pennsylvanian(http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/bios/tbios.htm)
--Thomas J. Morgan, outside foreman, from Wales
(http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/bios/mibios.htm)
--William H. Cook, carpenter, from Yorkshire, England
(http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/bios/mibios.htm)

The company existed as late as the 1990s, at least in name. The
Pennsylvania Secretary of State says a report for the company was
filed at the end of last year. The secretary of state's online record
does not list any company officials' names but gives an address of 936
Market St., Kingston, PA 18704.
(http://corps.state.pa.us/coroff.php?curpage=1&entityno=189930&cornam=KINGSTON%20COAL%20COMPANY).

Several Web sites mention a lawsuit named Kinston Coal Co. v. Felton
Mining Co. that was decided in Pa. Superior Court in 1997. I could not
find the opinion online.

For more information, contact the Luzerne County Historical Society in
Wilkes-Barre at (570) 823-6244.

Good luck with your search.

search strategy:

"Kingston Coal Co."
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=+%22Kingston+Coal+Co%2E%22

"Kingston Coal Company"
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=+%22Kingston+Coal+Company%22

Luzerne County history
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=Luzerne+County+history

Hi shawinski-ga:

After some searching, I believe that the company that owned the
mine(s) you are asking about was actually called the "Kingston Coal
Company".

http://www.pe.net/~rksnow/pacountyedwardsville.htm#history

The City of Edwardsville was named after the superintendent of the
Kingston Coal Company, Daniel Edwards.

There really isn't much more that I can find at this time, so I'll
just post this as a comment.

websearcher-ga