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Location DB > United States > Pennsylvania > Ashley > Blue Coal's Huber Breaker  Name Blue Coal's Huber Breaker  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by GotPaisley! on 6/2/2004 3:16 PM last modified by Emperor Wang on 12/19/2020 2:37 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description On a pretty large piece of land right on the edge of town, the plant sits along an abandoned railroad spur and has been a popular teenage hangout for over 25 years. There's also a pretty cool junkyard of construction equipment alongside it.  Basic Information Type: Outdoors Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: worth the trip  Physical Information Address Ashley, Pennsylvania United States Owner: See a map of this location  Hazards rust unsafe flooring  Interesting Features There are total of 3 main structures: - Large breaker plant - Hopper building - Loading area with long, steep chainlift  Security Measures Sept 2007- Random Police Patrols  Historical Dates Built: 1939 Closed: 1976  Required Equipment flashlight gloves long pants / sleeves towelettes  Recommended Equipment Camera, Breathing Mask  History When construction was completed in 1939, the breaker was the modern wonder of its time. It incorporated technological advancements as well as past architectural milestones that made it useful well past the expiration of deep mining in the area. At its peak, the breaker employed as many as 6,000 workers processing as much as 1,000 tons of coal per hour. The largest breaker of its kind, built to process several local collierys' anthracite coal, it also includes six Menzies Cones for coal separation from the culm which accumulated from years of storing mining refuse. The Glen Alden Co., which operated the breaker, coated its coal in a pigment giving it its trademark blue hue. The facility has been idle since coal production ceased in 1976.  Media Coverage http://www.huberbr...hatsnew.html#grant  Future Plans There is a strong effort in the community to preserve the location but it raises so many questions.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Blue Coal Wed, Jun 2nd, 2004 posted by GotPaisley! 20 pictures July 2005 Mon, Jul 18th, 2005 posted by Zoltar 16 pictures Size Matters Mon, Aug 7th, 2006 posted by DelbertGrady 16 pictures Mike Dijitals Pictures Sat, Jun 21st, 2014 posted by Mike Dijital 8 pictures Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Panoramas 2012 Mon, Sep 3rd, 2012 posted by Kurt  Web Links Ton of information: http://www.huberbreaker.org/index.html  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. Category Rating Photography 9 / 10 Coolness 9 / 10 Content Quality 8 / 10  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 12/19/2020 2:37 PM.  Latest Changes on Dec 19 20 at 14:37, Emperor Wang validated this location on Dec 19 20 at 14:37, Emperor Wang changed the following: Notes for Mods, History, Interesting Features, Media Coverage, Web Links on Dec 19 20 at 2:21, Kurt updated panorama 2012 on Dec 19 20 at 2:20, Kurt updated a panorama image on Dec 19 20 at 2:20, Kurt added a panorama 2012 on Jun 30 14 at 8:55, Steed validated this location on Jun 24 14 at 13:42, Mike Dijital changed the following: Status on Jun 21 14 at 17:48, Mike Dijital added some pictures to a gallery on Jun 21 14 at 17:47, Mike Dijital created a new gallery on Jun 19 14 at 2:51, Steed validated this location  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 78 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738563740 pages have been generated.