Industry in Pennsylvania

I have begun the daunting task of adding to my series of educational workbooks, a book on the history of industry in Pennsylvania. Does everyone know the three biggies? Read More
Oil, coal, and iron! So far I’ve written about the very earliest industries of hunting, trapping, and trading. Next, I finished a section on gristmills, sawmills, and an early paper mill. I just had my writer's group critique a section on colonial craftsmen. I’m now working on the part on coal mining.

Here is a list of blogs which I've posted about industry in Pennsylvania.

Coal Dredging

Centralia

Juniata Hosiery Mill

                                                    Central Pennsylvania Garment Factories  

Greenwood Furnace: Iron Master 

                                                        Greenwood Furnace: The Collier

Greenwood Furnace: The Woodcutter

Greenwood Furnace: The Village

                                                                   Drake Oil Well

Check out my other books at pahistorybooks.com/