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Pennsylvania

twodogsbarking

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4. I grew up in Clearfield County. At one time it had more active mining permits than any county in any other state.

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Fri Aug 22, 2025, 12:58 PM

Aug 22

Springs ran from coal seams and there were places the coal cropped out of a hillside. It just stuck out of the ground.
Deep mines, strip mines, unreal.

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Landslide insurance: When landslides and sinkholes damage Pennsylvania houses, homeowners often have limited options [View all] FakeNoose Aug 22 OP

There are landslides, sinkholes, earthquakes bucolic_frolic Aug 22 #1

The area is heavy with limestone. There are many quarries. Sinkholes are more prevalent in such areas. twodogsbarking Aug 22 #2

Our problem in western PA is that many of the original underground coal mines were never mapped FakeNoose Aug 22 #3

I grew up in Clearfield County. At one time it had more active mining permits than any county in any other state. twodogsbarking Aug 22 #4