Forest City

Forest City
Select column header to sort. Hyperlinked items will open a new window.

Year	Operation Name	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Truck Shipments (tons)	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
1878	Forest City	Colliery		Eastern	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	0		0	19,670	162	58
1879	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	Eastern	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	0		0	15,013	193	45
1880	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	Eastern	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	0		0	18,674	220	47
1881	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	Eastern	Clifford Twp.	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	0		0	19,856		44
1882	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	Eastern	Clifford Twp.	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	0		0	14,465	202	42
1883	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	Eastern	Clifford Twp.	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	0		0	29,058	175	162
1884	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	Eastern	Clifford Twp.	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	0	New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad	0	72,696	240	210
1885	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Clifford Twp.	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	83,163	New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad	0	84,459	171	216
1886	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	1	Clifford Twp.	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	92,148	New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad	0	97,071	197	290
1887	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	1	Clifford Twp.	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	173,084		0	176,421	266	353
1888	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	197,665		0	211,267	270	432
1889	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	172,824		0	191,863	219	341
1890	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	193,854		0	210,164	215	406
1891	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	2	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	203,022		0	229,043	244	566
1892	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	208,882		0	239,455	217	606
1893	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	210,664		0	315,728	205	643	Of the tonnage shipped to market, 75,395 tons were mined at the Forest City Shaft
1894	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	146,504		0	264,057	113	610	Of the total mined at Forest City, 93,435 tons were prepared at Clifford breaker.
1895	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	225,473		0	335,413	161	688
1896	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	211,406		0	328,327	143	762
1897	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	206,446		0	334,808	133	786
1898	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	177,456	New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad	0	293,232	120	764
1899	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	265,575	Erie	0	439,890	182	788
1900	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	93,529	Erie	0	321,171	63	829
1901	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	331,576	Erie	0	492,025	184	939
1902	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	204,355	Erie	0	298,858	153	916
1903	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	480,781	Erie	0	511,653	247	921
1904	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Slope	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	285,531	Erie	0	311,603	198	941
1905	Forest City	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	304,744	Erie	0	440,408	221	904
1906	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Slope	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	242,617	Erie	0	272,056	202	814
1907	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Slope	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	267,078	Erie	0	305,624	252	779
1908	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	98,950	Erie	0	115,089	90	784
1909	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Forest City Slope / Clifford Shaft	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	474,146	Erie	0	523,505	262	1205
1910	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Clifford Shaft	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	500,911	Erie	0	555,510	286	1226
1911	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Clifford Shaft	21	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	542,582	Erie	0	596,036	273	1291
1912	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Clifford Shaft	21	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	465,515	Erie	0	515,155	231	1365
1913	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Clifford Shaft / Gray Slope	21	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	474,600	Erie	0	523,411	280	1420
1914	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Clifford Shaft / Gray Slope	21	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	504,976	Erie	0	557,408	283	1539
1915	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / No. 2 Dunmore Shaft / Clifford Shaft / Gray Slope	21	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	533,038	Erie	0	583,729	267	1395
1916	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / No. 2 Dunmore Shaft / Clifford Shaft / Gray Slope	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	527,694	Erie	0	593,012	302	1217
1917	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Clifford Shaft / Gray Slope	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	523,778	Erie	0	582,593	299	1022
1918	Forest City	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Clifford Shaft / Gray Slope	1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	466,617	Erie	0	515,778	307	891
1919	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	396,689	Erie	0	439,690	285	928
1920	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	357,950	Erie	0	409,309	292	833
1921	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	382,364	Erie	0	431,215	301	1030
1922	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	212,955	Erie	0	251,248	164	981
1923	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	368,868	Erie	0	417,569	285	913
1924	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	376,797	Erie	0	431,277	290	976
1925	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Wayne Susquehanna Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	244,295	Erie	0	283,166	203	924
1926	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	317,599	Erie	0	357,111	247	977
1927	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	137,318	Erie	0	158,645	229	218
1927	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	104,362	Erie	0	120,570	229	435
1927	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	32,956	Erie	0	38,075	229	237
1928	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	109,713	Erie	0	125,692	179	376
1928	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	37,772	Erie	0	100,560	179	337
1928	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	21,945	Erie	0	25,144	179	80
1929	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	125,340	Erie	0	150,440	145	383
1929	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	10,164	Erie	0	11,566	145	250
1929	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	38,876	Erie	0	41,000	145	75
1930	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	The Pittston Co.	46,509	Erie	0	61,214	93	357	Coal prepared at Underwood Breaker, 6th District.
1930	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	The Pittston Co.	33,226	Erie	0	43,731	93	335
1930	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	The Pittston Co.	12,380	Erie	0	16,294	93	60
1931	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	The Pittston Co.	122,715		0	151,125	174	839
1931	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	The Pittston Co.	93,476		0	115,117			See data for Lackawanna County.
1931	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	The Pittston Co.	27,529		0	33,903			See data for Lackawanna County.
1932	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	The Pittston Co.	12,850		0	17,163	23	842
1932	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	The Pittston Co.	12,442		0	16,619			See data for Lackawanna County.
1932	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	The Pittston Co.	4,955		0	6,618			See data for Lackawanna County.
1933	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	The Pittston Co.	8,760		0	10,755			See data for Susquehanna County.
1933	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	The Pittston Co.	16,454		0	20,201	84	315
1933	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	The Pittston Co.	17,375		0	21,332			See data for Susquehanna County.
1934	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	The Pittston Co.	53,875		0	66,398			See data for Susquehanna County.
1934	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	The Pittston Co.	67,946		0	83,739	202	607
1934	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	The Pittston Co.	49,413		0	60,898			See data for Susquehanna County.
1935	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	The Pittston Co.	74,904		0	88,510			Reference data for Susquehanna County.
1935	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	The Pittston Co.	67,094		0	80,312	219	652
1935	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	The Pittston Co.	51,173		0	61,254			Reference data for Susquehanna County.
1936	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	The Pittston Co.	0		0	2,260		2
1936	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	The Pittston Co.	0		0	2,405		2
1936	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	The Pittston Co.	0		0	1,834		1
1937	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna Lackawanna	Volpe Coal Co.	1,997		896	4,112	80	204
1938	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	Volpe Coal Co.	88,818		62,202	155,132	249	298
1939	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna Susquehanna Wayne	Volpe Coal Co.	76,459		78,781	161,446	197	317
1940	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna Susquehanna Wayne	Volpe Coal Co.	60,911		67,331	143,357	142	246
1941	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna Susquehanna Wayne	Volpe Coal Co.	9,063		21,015	40,329	159	66
1942	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	Volpe Coal Co.	10,940		18,626	36,802	228	77
1943	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	Volpe Coal Co.	7,875		31,502	43,591	280	73
1944	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	Volpe Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	30,890	30,890
1944	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Volpe Coal Co.	9,620		0	4,195	310	38	Numbers don't add up.
1944	Forest City	Stripping		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Volpe Coal Co.	0		0	8,235
1945	Forest City	Colliery		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	Gateway Coal Co.	15,285		35,368	52,593	241	14	Bank coal.
1946	Forest City	Breaker		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Gateway Coal Co.	98,984		21,729	123,908	272	41	Includes 103,631 tons bank and 20,277 tons stripping coal.
1947	Forest City	Breaker		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Gateway Coal Co.	134,231		7,714	142,415	255	53	Includes 120,355 tons bank and 22,060 tons stripping coal.
1948	Forest City	Breaker		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Gateway Coal Co.	135,380		2,802	138,327	275	41	Includes 105,496 tons bank and 32,831 tons stripping coal.
1949	Forest City	Breaker		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Gateway Coal Co.	166,026		1,431	167,457	295	44	Coal prepared at Powderly, Motley, Waddell, Consagra & Pompey breakers.
1950	Forest City	Breaker		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Gateway Coal Co.	58,405		0	58,405	236	45	Coal prepared at Consagra, Meadowside and Motley breakers.
1951	Forest City	Mine		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	Gateway Coal Co.	1,467		0	1,467	68	11	Coal prepared at Powderly and Consagra breakers.
1951	Forest City	Stripping		1	Forest City¹	Lackawanna	Gateway Coal Co.	2,733		0	2,733	68	7	Coal prepared at Powderly and Consagra breakers.
1951	Forest City	Washery		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Gateway Coal Co.	21,662		0	21,662	86	9	Bank coal. Listed as both a breaker and a washery.
1960	Forest City	Bank		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Matisko Coal Co.	76		116	679	85	4	Coal prepared at Bolands and Waddell breakers.
1961	Forest City	Bank		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Matisko Coal Co.	114		422	1,645	141	3	Coal prepared at Bolands and Northwest breakers.
1962	Forest City	Bank		1	Forest City¹	Susquehanna	Matisko Coal Co.	8,112		0	9,512	184	2	Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker.
1963	Forest City	Bank		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	Matisko Coal Co.	6,909		479	8,007	184	14	Coal prepared at Pompey, Waddell and Penbrook breakers.
1964	Forest City	Bank		1	Forest City¹	Wayne	Matisko Coal Co.	388		4	1,179	92	1	Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
1965	Forest City	Bank		10	Forest City¹	Wayne	Matisko Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	685	2,395	220	2	Coal prepared at Waddell Washery and Matisko Breaker.
1966	Forest City	Bank		10	Forest City¹	Wayne	Matisko Coal Co.	411		242	1,137	122	2	Coal prepared at Raymond, Waddell and Matisko breakers.

Note 1: Added, does not appear in the mine inspection report.