On Fridays we post something on social media that is either a Fact or is Fiction. People can comment which they think it is before heading here for the correct answer. Here is Friday Fact or Fiction #32!
Today’s Post: In 1913, the area now known as Grove City Memorial Park was the first strip mine (coal) in Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Answer: FACT! According to the Grove City Area historical Society’s website:
The Tasa Coal Company, Pittsburgh, opened the first strip mine in northwestern Pennsylvania in Grove City. In 1913 (1914) the Tasa Coal Company, Pittsburgh, operated a coalmine on the Weber farm. It was the first strip mine in
northwestern Pennsylvania. The area is now Grove City Memorial Park.