Since the borough owns the property where the mine entrance is, council also voted to permit entry by the historical society, pending a review of the proposal by solicitor Wes Long.

When the project required some adult labor and construction equipment, they discovered that the mine entrance wasn’t exactly made safe when the coal company stopped using it. That put a hard ...

Currently, a metal gate sits at the path’s entrance to the site, opened at the discretion of the historical society. Avondale was one of the most tragic mine disasters in American history ...