West Virginia's New River Gorge National Park is home to a unique mining town, which, while long shuttered, is still open for ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is pleased to present “The History of Coal Oil Point,” a fascinating new presentation for its ...

The landmark Dutch museum that holds some of the most famous paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer announced Thursday that it is ...

A strike at the National Coal Mining Museum could be extended until next summer unless a workers’ pay dispute is settled, a ...

Heritage and legacies run deep in small coal towns. Some are buried beneath streets, sidewalks and homes in mines where men ...

Jim Kristoff Jr.’s father was proud of the Tuscarora coal mine he founded and operated in the 1980s. So when James Kristoff Sr. passed away in October, his son decided to donate items from the ...

This video takes viewers through the Ruhr Museum inside the Zollverein Coal Mine Complex, showcasing exhibits that highlight ...

The Reading Railroad Heritage Museum resides in Hamburg, roughly an hour’s drive northwest from Philadelphia. The building itself doesn’t scream for attention – it has a workmanlike exterior that ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been pumping water out of Alpha ...

A rescue crew in West Virginia recovered the body of a worker days after he was trapped inside a flooded coal mine, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced on Thursday, Nov. 13. Morrisey identified the coal ...

A massive search operation continued Wednesday in West Virginia, where officials said crews were "working around the clock" and continuing "aggressive" efforts to locate a missing coal miner who ...