Greenwood Breaker

Greenwood Breaker

Greenwood Breaker  Digitally Watermarked

Greenwood Breaker

Photographer/Illustrator Year Repository
Horgan 1915 Anthracite Heritage Museum



Brief Chronology of Mining Developments

Year Month Day Comments
1832 - - unconfirmed report of mine at Greenwood paying men $7 per week
1844 - - unconfirmed report of mine at Greenwood raising wages to $7.50 per week
1860 Jul - first shipments on contract with DL&W Railroad
1873 - - breaker not working, tonnage from mine seems to be going through Coray breaker
1876 Jul 18th formal opening of new Greenwood breaker (originally called Phinney)
1876 - - old Greenwood breaker believed to have been abandoned at about this time
1881 - - Greenwood No. 1 shaft was being sunk and had reached a depth of 155', shaft dimensions 11' x 28'
1889 Jul - Greenwood no. 2 breaker completed, capacity 800 tons per day, but no shipments for some months
1889 - - new shaft 11' x 26' sunk 232'


Production Statistics Table

Year Current Name Tonnage Mined Tonnage Shipped Employees Days Worked Operator
1860 Greenwood - 27197 - - -
1861 Greenwood - - - - -
1862 Greenwood - - - - -
1863 Greenwood - - - - -
1864 Greenwood - - - - Lackawanna and Susquehanna Coal and Iron Company
1865 Greenwood - 44069 - - Lackawanna and Susquehanna Coal and Iron Company
1866 Greenwood - 56358 - - Lackawanna and Susquehanna Coal and Iron Company
1867 Greenwood - 113065 - - Lackawanna and Susquehanna Coal and Iron Company
1868 Greenwood - 84965 - - Lackawanna and Susquehanna Coal and Iron Company
1869 Greenwood - 43088 - - Lackawanna and Susquehanna Coal and Iron Company
1870 Greenwood - - - - -
1871 Greenwood - - - - -
1872 Greenwood Breaker Colliery 40964 - 164 - Lackawanna and Susquehanna Coal and Iron Company
1873 Greenwood Colliery - - 102 - Lackawanna and Susquehanna Coal and Iron Company
1874 Greenwood - - 87 - Lackawanna and Susquehanna Coal and Iron Company
1875 Greenwood - - 39 - Lackawanna and Susquehanna Coal and Iron Company
1876 Greenwood Colliery 86960 82000 324 142 -
1877 Greenwood Colliery 82775 - 339 132 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1878 Greenwood Colliery 139445 - 393 149 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1879 Greenwood Colliery 101481 - 379 169 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1880 Greenwood Colliery 130444 - 411 190 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1881 Greenwood 149013 - 410 226 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1882 Greenwood Tunnel 140023 - 354 224 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1883 Greenwood Shaft, Slope, and Tunnels 141770 - 426 223 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1884 Greenwood Shaft, Slope and Tunnel 130955 - 454 185 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1885 Greenwood 121685 120197 488 165 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1886 Greenwood shaft 34433 32178 374 47 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1887 Greenwood Shaft and Slope 103387 101901 412 150.5 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1888 Greenwood Shaft and Slopes 104373 96731 444 183.6 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1889 Greenwood Shaft and Drift 68230 59285 365 114.1 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company
1890 Greenwood Shaft and Tunnel 123188 113161 345 139.3 Greenwood Coal Company
1891 Greenwood, 2 shafts and Tunnel 158735 142628 358 155 Greenwood Coal Company
1892 Greenwood No. 1 216037 199626 461 206.9 Greenwood Coal Company
1893 Greenwood No. 1 254279 230820 501 211.9 Greenwood Coal Company
1894 Greenwood No. 1 167468 152605 495 163.6 Greenwood Coal Company
1895 Greenwood No. 1 Shaft 182100 166912 499 173.4 Greenwood Coal Company
1896 Greenwood No. 1 141780 127549 513 128.3 Greenwood Coal Company
1897 Greenwood No. 1 144108 129942 525 119.7 Greenwood Coal Company
1898 Greenwood, No. 1 Shaft 138059 125012 502 113.7 Greenwood Coal Company
1899 Greenwood No. 1 152259 138971 477 138 Greenwood Coal Company
1900 Greenwood No. 1 139307 126234 464 124 Greenwood Coal Company
1901 Greenwood No. 1 125018 119108 531 113 Hudson Coal Company
1902 Greenwood No. 1 73606 66470 493 74 Hudson Coal Company