Philip Ginter
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 49.464 W 075° 52.394
18T E 426364 N 4519630
While hunting, Ginter discovered anthracite on Sharp Mountain here in 1791. He showed it to Col. Jacob Weiss, a prominent area settler.
Waymark Code: WM12GFT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2020
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Philip Ginter-While hunting, Ginter discovered anthracite on Sharp Mountain here in 1791. He showed it to Col. Jacob Weiss, a prominent area settler. In 1792 Weiss and others formed the Lehigh Coal Mine Co., the first Anthracite company and a forerunner of Lehigh Coal & Navigation.
Marker Name: Philip Ginter
County: Carbon
Date Dedicated: 05/27/1991
Marker Type: City
Location: Ludlow Park on W Ludlow St. near Market, Summit Hill
Category: Business & Industry, Coal
Website: Not listed
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