WE’RE HEARTSICK AT the thought of the Huber Breaker being sold for scrap. No, it doesn’t look like much now to passersby. The dingy, old building with its innumerable broken windows screams eyesore.
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This 11-story coal giant once processed 7,000 tons a day - then disappeared
The Huber Breaker was one of the most advanced coal processing machines of its time. At its peak, it transformed thousands of tons of coal every day and supported an entire community. But as the ...
The Huber Breaker Preservation Society has retaken ownership of the Anthracite Miners’ Memorial Park on South Main Street in Ashley. Society board member Don Kane said the borough did not desire to ...
‘Chick’ Shupshinskis, who runs the Chic-A-Roo Rocoon Club in Ashley, comments Wednesday on the Huber Breaker, which may possibly be torn down by the breaker’s current owner, Al Roman, and sold for ...
The Huber Breaker Preservation Society will hold a Mining/Railroad Collectibles Show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 at St. Leo the Great Parish hall, 33 Manhattan St., Ashley. An Open House ...
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Photos and diagrams of Miners Memorial Park in Ashley show just how vast a coal mining operation used to be. Only a few pieces of that operation remain now, largely due to the ...
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The machine that processed 7,000 tons a day
The Huber Breaker in Ashley, Pennsylvania, was once one of the most advanced coal processing plants in America, towering 11 stories and capable of handling nearly 7,000 tons of anthracite per day.
ASHLEY, Pa. — An event in Luzerne County was all about highlighting local coal mining history. The Huber Breaker Preservation Society held an open house at Miners Memorial Park in Ashley Sunday ...
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