History of Coal in Cambria County Johnstown Area
Began as the Pennsylvania Coal amp; Coke Company in 1902 with Webster Coal amp; Coke controlling a 50 percent interest, and Mitchell amp; Associates and BerwindWhite Coal Mining Company with 25 percent each. The economic crisis of 1907 hit the company hard, leading to a reorganization under the guidance of Watkins and the renaming of the corporation. In 1912, its first full year after the