This was one of our best outings. We went to the Lackawanna Coal Mine in Scranton with our friends, the Hansen/Weed family.
First, we watched a film that showed footage of the old miners and their work. The background music was all old-time mining songs. I enjoyed that. It also had footage of a horrible mining accident in the state.
After that, we went down into the mine. Our tour guide had been a miner for years, so it was interesting to ask him questions. There were just so many fascinating details. And sad details.
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| In front of a mine car. |
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| And with a huge piece of coal. |
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| The rail car(?) that took us into the mine. It went backwards going down. |
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