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Hoban

(Taylor)

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
1872	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	159,989		314
1873	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft¹	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	159,433		332
1874	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	124,754		300
1875	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	157,456		303
1876	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	99,406	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	103,966	149	351
1877	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	70,072	130	357
1878	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	102,392	152	353
1879	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	175,836	266	383
1880	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	116,845	170	379
1881	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	149,358		368
1882	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	153,846	236	374
1883	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	149,786		403
1884	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	0	124,118	175	416
1885	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	143,549	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	0	150,602	184	438
1886	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	185,732	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	0	186,713	209	454
1887	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	183,240	DL&W¹	0	190,118	210	455
1888	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	208,863	DL&W¹	0	221,009	281	472
1889	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	162,592	DL&W¹	0	174,355	163	459
1890	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	178,333	DL&W¹	0	190,176	196	448
1891	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	172,106	DL&W¹	0	183,003	194	449
1892	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	164,904	DL&W¹	0	180,774	182	440
1893	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	171,985	DL&W¹	0	182,248	189	448
1894	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	157,961	DL&W¹	0	168,870	160	458
1895	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	185,476	DL&W¹	0	197,877	193	460
1896	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	141,672	DL&W¹	0	153,597	148	453
1897	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	185,612	DL&W¹	0	199,620	185	461
1898	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	197,825	DL&W	0	211,020	183	449
1899	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	249,833	DL&W	0	264,631	180	517
1900	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	248,315	DL&W	0	265,975	157	614
1901	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	258,869	DL&W	0	282,174	205	649
1902	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	167,745	DL&W	0	202,451	132	640
1902	Taylor	Washery		2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	131,792	DL&W	0	135,682	111	59
1903	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	325,518	DL&W	0	350,483	217	701
1903	Taylor	Washery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	254,988	DL&W	0	262,288	199	57
1904	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	309,904	DL&W	0	337,452	228	736
1904	Taylor	Washery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	162,660	DL&W	0	165,969	186	43
1905	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	301,664	DL&W	0	307,858	200	738
1905	Taylor	Washery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	183,787	DL&W	0	183,787	254	45
1906	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	270,495	DL&W	0	299,118	192	710
1906	Taylor	Washery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	214,889	DL&W	0	223,289	321	70
1907	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	356,140	DL&W	0	373,391	252	740
1907	Taylor	Washery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	193,997	DL&W	0	201,497		54
1908	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	355,298	DL&W	0	367,308	226	740
1909	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	385,679	DL&W	0	405,407	276	725
1910	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	406,684	DL&W	0	425,437	258	695
1911	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	391,268	DL&W	0	407,428	248	747
1912	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	261,440	DL&W	0	279,314	203	796
1913	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	381,890	DL&W	0	406,285	265	782
1914	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	485,613	DL&W	0	512,045	265	841
1914	Taylor	Washery		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	20,931	DL&W	0	20,931	193	12
1915	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	458,255	DL&W	0	483,541	225	904
1915	Taylor	Washery		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	23,871	DL&W	0	23,871	192	12
1916	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	464,473	DL&W	0	492,185	276	896
1917	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	484,620	DL&W	0	513,753	282	959
1918	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	557,981	DL&W	0	608,303	301	943
1918	Taylor	Washery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	2,816	DL&W	0	3,027	151	6
1919	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	481,514	DL&W	0	549,165	273	969
1920	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	507,579	DL&W	0	556,152	279	960
1921	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	553,663	DL&W	0	623,385	241	996
1922	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	364,004	DL&W	0	392,338	155	980
1923	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	660,907	DL&W	0	697,227	287	957
1924	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	634,505	DL&W	0	675,876	289	1020
1925	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	432,890	DL&W	0	465,991	198	1230
1926	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	560,031	DL&W	0	590,049	253	1101
1927	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	458,722	DL&W	0	493,329	248	1171
1928	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	273,750	DL&W	0	303,847	192	1194
1929	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	329,869	DL&W	0	369,538	272	1175
1930	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	275,426	DL&W	0	316,162	210	1330
1931	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	9,372		0	14,095	7	1330
1932	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	0		0	0		6	Idle.
1933	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	0		0	0		4	Idle.
1934	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Hoban Coal Co.	18,335		0	19,837	123	60	Coal prepared at Baker Colliery, 5th District.
1935	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Hoban Coal Co.	140,199		0	151,205	285	211
1936	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Hoban Coal Co.	93,790		0	101,419	292	77
1937	Hoban	Colliery		4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Hoban Coal Co.	33,844		0	36,658	116	88
1937	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	331,474		0	354,086	247	397
1938	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	409,285		0	451,768	222	416
1938	Taylor	Stripping		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	46,850		0	52,079	222	8
1939	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	512,291		0	561,124	207	657
1939	Taylor	Stripping		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	80,361		0	92,189	182	18
1940	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	480,083		42	519,898	199	662
1940	Taylor	Stripping		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	76,374		953	93,443	170	48	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1941	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	365,153		994	399,583	236	521
1941	Taylor	Stripping		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	42,253		2,206	53,716	189	22
1942	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	315,197		740	348,572	262	537
1943	Taylor	Colliery		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	200,191		0	219,365	284	279	Transferred from 4th District.
1944	Taylor	Colliery		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	180,357		0	199,218	313	229
1945	Taylor	Colliery		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	144,747		0	159,388	284	193
1946	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	152,807		0	168,248	291	188	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1947	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	163,416		0	177,728	292	220	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1948	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	169,944		0	182,004	288	232	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker. Formerly operated by Pyne-Talor Coal Co.
1949	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	114,825		0	119,773	207	234	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1949	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	3,575		0	4,066	65	12	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1950	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	127,235		0	131,596	222	228	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1950	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	17,067		0	17,957	260	14	Coal prepared at Baker & Moffat breakers.
1951	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	106,026		0	110,062	193	216	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1951	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	10,949		0	12,488	227	14	Coal prepared at Baker & Moffat breakers.
1952	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	134,164		0	139,255	230	269	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1952	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	1,731		0	1,969	41	14	Discontinued operation in February. Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1953	Taylor	Mine	Slope / Drift	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	85,217		5,151	100,042	144	246
1954	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	52,474		22,366	81,538	107	237	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1954	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	3,916		1,669	6,085	64	6	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1955	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	3,035		1,029	4,430	7	205	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1955	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	10,381		3,520	15,154	180	20	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1956	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	226	185
1956	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	96	19	Worked on flushing only.
1957	Moffat-Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	191	182
1958	Moffat	Breaker		5		Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	149	193
1958	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	5,544		22	11,446	264	11	Coal prepared at Bolands and Taylor breakers.
1959	Taylor	Bank		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	1,025		264	1,479	140	5	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1959	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	140	203
1960	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	138	147
1961	Taylor	Breaker		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	24,208		5,985	37,441	219	184
1961	Taylor	Shops		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	243	50
1962	Taylor	Stripping		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Comet Coal Co.	2,515		367	3,798	101	6
1962	Taylor	Breaker		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	36,945		5,398	56,129	227	166
1962	Taylor	Shops		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	272	48
1963	Taylor	Breaker		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	111	57
1963	Taylor	Colliery		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	7,388		940	12,320	111	67	Mining finished.
1963	Taylor	Shops		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	241	38
1963	Taylor	Stripping		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	3,075		391	5,109	326	6	Mining finished.
1964	Taylor	Breaker		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	92	92
1964	Taylor	Shops		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	243	46
1965	Taylor	Colliery		10	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	77	60
1965	Taylor	Shops		10	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	260	41
1966	Taylor	Breaker		13	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	33	67	Ownership transferred to the Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc. in April 1966.
1966	Taylor	Breaker		13	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.	0		0	0	85	0
1966	Taylor	Bank		13	Taylor	Lackawanna	Perry Coal Sales Co.	3,540		0	3,540	22	3	All coal shipped unprepared to Erie-Lackawanna Railroad power plants.
1967	Taylor	Bank		13		Luzerne	C. B. M. Coal Co.	540		0	885	89	2	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1967	Taylor	Breaker		13	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.	0		0	0	146	70
1967	Taylor	Bank		13	Taylor	Lackawanna	Perry Coal Sales Co.	1,131		13,518	17,015	114	6	Coal prepared at Bel Air and Taylor breakers.
1968	Taylor	Bank		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Martinelli, Mathew	361		64	2,384	41	0	Coal prepared at Matisko Breaker and Ace Cleaning Plant.
1968	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.	0		0	0	144	65
1969	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.	0		0	0	124	54
1969	Taylor	Bank		5		Luzerne	Scranton Excavating Co.	3,191		1,102	9,860	278	3	Coal prepared at Taylor and Raymond breakers.
1970	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.	0		0	0	162	65
1970	Taylor	Bank		5		Luzerne	Scranton Excavating Co.	2,347		626	6,664	259	4	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.

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