Windber
Posted by: 
Gosffo
N 40° 14.127 W 078° 49.861
17T E 684513 N 4456146
What should I name this town! Let me think!!! I know! Take my name and switch it around! Berwind to Windber!
Waymark Code: WM7JAJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2009
Views: 5
Marker Text: Founded 1897 by the Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. Distinctive among bituminous coal towns, this community had a large independent center surrounded by 13 "patch towns." Among notable structures built by Berwind-White were the Wilmore Building here (1914) and Arcadia Theatre across the street (1919). Thousands of immigrants came across here to work the mines; largest in output was Eureka Mine # 40, 2 miles NW. Company mining ceased, 1962
Marker Name: Windber
County: Somerset
Date Dedicated: 09/13/1999
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 501 15th St., Windber
Category: Buildings, Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Coal, Ethnic & Immigration, Labor
Website: [Web Link]
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