Watertank Turncock

  • December 13, 2023
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Centralia to Raven Run: LVRR   The Turncock controlled a valve either filling the watertank or drawing water off to fill the locomotive boiler.  The tank itself dates to 1874 when the LVRR built a new “high grade” from Raven Run to Centralia on its Mahanoy Division, replacing the old “low grade” along Big Mine […]

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Glendon Grindstone Mahanoy City

  • December 13, 2023
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This sharpening wheel came from the head of the Glendon Colliery Seven Foot Slope. It is possible that the cracked stone was simply dumped here; but it is more probable that it was part of the company blacksmith shop situated at the entrance of the mine for the maintenance and repair of  mining tools.  While a whetstone is […]

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

  • October 9, 2023
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   In Spring and Summer the garden wreaths itself in a splendor all its own; but in winter, when all the world lies sleeping beneath a blanket of snow, it falls to us to create the splendor at Christmas.  As the world descends into darkness, we light a light.​   The “Twelve Days” project is a […]

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Over The Garden Wall

  • October 9, 2023
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As the garden developed, the components of a garden wall were slowly assembled, namely: stones. These stone carry with them a grand history of the Coal Region and the Mount Carmel Area as well. Stones have been sourced from ruins across the local area. Some have come from ruins of breakers, others from foundations demolished local buildings, and […]

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The Water Feature

  • October 6, 2023
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The water feature is a multi part water collection system and fountain. Serving as both a engineering and artistic set piece, that is both interactive and visually engaging. Upon completion the system will be made of four primary components: a basin, a cistern, two pumps and a running spill way. Cistern and Basin The larger cistern is a large brick […]

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The Garden Barrows

  • October 6, 2023
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As you walk down the Garden Path, you will weave between trees and MOUNDS covered with flowers and low plants. The mounds are creative and artistic replacements to standard planting beds or planting pots.​As there is no clean soil on the garden plot, it must be made. And as the garden terrain is too hard for serious […]

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Down The Garden Path

  • October 6, 2023
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In its most organic form a garden path is simply a track worn by the feet of those who pass through and its path is determined by where they wish to go.  With the public garden, the process is reversed: it is a central element that must be considered from the outset. The path is […]

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