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| '''Necho Allen''' was a Pennsylvanian who is sometimes credited with discovering anthracite coal in Pottsville, Pennsylvania in 1790. His campfire accidentally ignited some of it while he was on a hunting trip. | | '''Necho Allen''' was a Pennsylvanian who discovered anthracite coal in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. His campfire accidentally ignited some of it. |
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| There were earler reports of coal in the vicinity. <ref>https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1989-08-17-2703368-story.html</ref>
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| Anthracite became economically valuable later on because it burns cleaner than bituminous coal. Pennsylvania's large anthracite deposits are close to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York.
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| [[Category: Coal]] | | [[Category: Coal]] |
| [[Category: Pennsylvania]] | | [[Category: Pennsylvania]] |
