In 1906 Vintondale in Cambria County, PA was the scene of great activity with the construction of 152 coke ovens, coal tipples, mine buildings and other buildings related to the mining and coking of coal. Coke production continued into the 1940s and coal was mined here until 1968.
An early scene of coke ovens in Vintondale. There were 152 ovens constructed here in 1906. Coke made in Vintondlae was shipped to Lackawanna, NY via the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad. Today this location is along the Ghost Town Trail, nothing remains of the coke ovens today. Photo courtesy of the Denise Dusza Weber Collection .
On this day the Eliza Furnace was dusted in snow. When the furnace was in operation and 'in blast' the temperatures around the furnace would have been so hot that any falling snow would have quickly melted.
