Records, 1864-1968.

ArchivalResource

Records, 1864-1968.

The records of the Wentz anthracite companies are extremely fragmentary. Most of the records were turned over to Jeddo-Highland, where they were destroyed by fire in the 1970s.

13.8 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8343588

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Related Entities

There are 30 Entities related to this resource.

Upper Lehigh Coal Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gr1rt0 (corporateBody)

Maryd Coal Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64z02sv (corporateBody)

Silver Brook Coal Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xt0pwd (corporateBody)

Leisenring, Edward B. (Edward Barnes), 1845-1894

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xd1st0 (person)

Midvalley Coal Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62k1605 (corporateBody)

Raven Run Supply Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60628tq (corporateBody)

Wentz, John S. (John Shriver), 1838-1918

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c54cj6 (person)

Upper Lehigh Supply Company, Ltd.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jq5tzd (corporateBody)

Silver Brook Water Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fj79q5 (corporateBody)

Silver Brook Supply Company, Ltd.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vq7wzs (corporateBody)

Wentz family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fz66ns (family)

Leisenring family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67q7vqn (family)

Girardville Mining Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rj9d84 (corporateBody)

Midvalley Supply Company, Ltd.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6g20tq6 (corporateBody)

Nescopec Coal Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cp1zdg (corporateBody)

Hazle Brook Supply Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68d4qfg (corporateBody)

General Coal Securities Corporation.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63c0t48 (corporateBody)

Raven Run Coal Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bs3mw3 (corporateBody)

Coxe Brothers & Company, Inc.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v74crx (corporateBody)

Maryd Supply Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v74czm (corporateBody)

J.S. Wentz & Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67x168r (corporateBody)

Hazle Brook Coal Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qg3ndj (corporateBody)

Markle Corporation.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ms8mq7 (corporateBody)

Lykens Valley Coal Corporation.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dz542n (corporateBody)

Jeddo-Highland Coal Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65b4w94 (corporateBody)

Raven Run Colliery Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pp40mh (corporateBody)

General Coal Investments Corporation.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62g2h3k (corporateBody)

Leisenring, John, 1819-1884

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cc1rz2 (person)

J.S. Wentz Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xt0prm (corporateBody)

Leisenring/Wentz family anthracite coal companies.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66t5g0n (corporateBody)

This section of the Penn Virginia Corporation archive contains the records of a group of anthracite coal mining and related companies founded by John Leisenring (1819-1884), his son-in-law Dr. John Shriver Wentz, and their descendants, who were also the founders of Penn Virginia. John Leisenring, a Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, civil and mining engineer, began forming a series of anthracite coal mining partnerships and companies in 1854. He was joined in these ventures by h...