Dodson Breaker

Dodson Breaker

Old Dodson Breaker  Digitally Watermarked

Old Dodson Breaker

Photographer/Illustrator Year Repository
Beckwith 1873 F.C. Petrillo Collection

Additional Photographs/Illustrations are listed below :

Year (if known) Description
1899 Dodson Breaker Fire
Dodson Breaker

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Brief Chronology of Mining Developments

Year Month Day Comments
1867 - - Mine opened by Fellows, Dodson and Co.
1869 - - Breaker was built
1880 - - The shaft was extended down by 180 ft from the Bennett to the Baltimore vein, which was 16 ft thick and of excellent quality. Discovery of this vein was 'a very agreeable surprise'
1899 Jul 13th Breaker burned
1900 Mar - Breaker rebuilding began, the new breaker was 85 ft high


Production Statistics Table

Year Current Name Tonnage Mined Tonnage Shipped Employees Days Worked Operator
1875 Dodson Colliery 49440 - 346 - Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company
1876 Dodson Colliery - - - - -
1877 Dodson - - - - -
1878 Dodson - - - - -
1879 Dodson 46996 44671 119 206 Plymouth Coal Company
1880 Dodson 48219 - 182 148.5 Plymouth Coal Company
1881 Dodson 98648 - 206 244.8 Plymouth Coal Company
1882 Dodson 121477 - 252 210 -
1883 Dodson 121506 - 252 210 Plymouth Coal Company
1884 Dodson 134178 - 307 183.15 Plymouth Coal Company
1885 Dodson 150730 - 375 190.05 Plymouth Coal Company
1886 Dodson 149189 136855 351 181 Plymouth Coal Company
1887 Dodson 154041 139091 369 184.9 Plymouth Coal Company
1888 Dodson 150140 134961 413 186.4 Plymouth Coal Company
1889 Dodson 145170 130122 451 192.45 Plymouth Coal Company
1890 Dodson 169548 151036 367 193.85 Plymouth Coal Company
1891 Dodson 187127 168742 372 220.75 Plymouth Coal Company
1892 Dodson 201144 184032 456 234.35 Plymouth Coal Company
1893 Dodson 178118 173681 440 215.4 Plymouth Coal Company
1894 Dodson 193159 170669 457 205.75 Plymouth Coal Company
1895 Dodson 177607 155720 451 178.8 Plymouth Coal Company
1896 Dodson 167645 143987 471 178.2 Plymouth Coal Company
1897 Dodson Plymouth Coal Co. 185560 165471 498 202.05 Plymouth Coal Company
1898 Dodson Plymouth Coal Co. 237491 208364 490 224 Plymouth Coal Company
1899 Dodson 126844 113420 471 119.25 Plymouth Coal Company
1900 Dodson 7746 7746 107 0 Plymouth Coal Company
1901 Dodson 138835 117109 429 174.1 Plymouth Coal Company
1902 Dodson 106081 93129 395 114.8 Plymouth Coal Company