Archbald Shaft
Archbald Shaft is a quarry in Borough of Taylor, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Archbald Shaft is situated nearby to the town Moosic, as well as near the hamlet Milwaukee.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Address: PA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour and Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann.
Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour
Museum
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lackawanna Coal Mine is a museum and retired coal mine that is located in McDade Park in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1903. Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour is situated 1¼ miles north of Archbald Shaft.
Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann
Church
The Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann is a Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Catholic Church located in Scranton, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Scranton. Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann is situated 1 mile east of Archbald Shaft.
Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum
Museum
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum preserves the heritage of anthracite coal mining in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania and is located in McDade Park in Scranton. It features exhibits detailing the industrial history of northeastern Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum is situated 1¼ miles north of Archbald Shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scranton and Moosic.
Scranton
Photo: Vasiliymeshko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scranton is a city in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is near Wilkes-Barre, and is the seventh most populous city in the state. Today, it is perhaps best known as the setting of the hit TV show "The Office" and the birthplace of Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States.
Moosic
Town
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Moosic is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, 3 miles south of downtown Scranton and 10 miles northeast of downtown Wilkes-Barre, on the Lackawanna River. Moosic is situated 3½ miles southwest of Archbald Shaft.
Milwaukee
Hamlet
Milwaukee is an unincorporated community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. Milwaukee is situated 4 miles northwest of Archbald Shaft.
Archbald Shaft
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Borough of Taylor, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.40064° or 41° 24′ 2″ northLongitude
-75.71047° or 75° 42′ 38″ westElevation
843 feet (257 metres)Open location code
87H6C72Q+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 368990727OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Archbald Shaft” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Archbald Shaft”
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