James H. Hays (coal operator)
Encyclopedia
James Harden Hays was a pioneer of bituminous coal
mining in Western Pennsylvania
. His first mine was opened in 1828, at the mouth of Street's Run, where it empties into the Monongahela River
. He died on March 30, 1876, at his home near Beck's Run.
Bituminous coal
Bituminous coal or black coal is a relatively soft coal containing a tarlike substance called bitumen. It is of higher quality than lignite coal but of poorer quality than Anthracite...
mining in Western Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. His first mine was opened in 1828, at the mouth of Street's Run, where it empties into the Monongahela River
Monongahela River
The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States...
. He died on March 30, 1876, at his home near Beck's Run.