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Buttonwood

Year	Operation Name	Number	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Truck Shipments (tons)	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
1894	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Hanover Twp.	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	24,826		0	24,240	50	254
1895	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Hanover Twp.	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	121,341		0	124,693	154	375
1896	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Hanover Twp.	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	135,610		0	153,856	141	535
1897	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Hanover Twp.	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	126,600		0	135,580	123	585
1898	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Hanover Twp.	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	186,704	PRR	0	196,347	156	641
1899	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Hanover Twp.	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	313,061		0	329,482	216	724
1900	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Hanover Twp.	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	305,100	CNJ	0	323,339	200	798
1901	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Hanover Twp.	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	367,881	CNJ	0	405,195	212	887
1902	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	188,765	CNJ	0	214,001	117	862
1903	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft (3)	8	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	434,427	CNJ	0	477,421	227	953
1904	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft (3)	8	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	388,973	CNJ	0	422,717	208	1001
1905	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft (3)	8	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	408,688	CNJ	0	426,218	247	983
1906	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft (2)	9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	271,210	CNJ	0	300,376	185	763
1907	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft	9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	287,694	CNJ	0	316,706	219	753
1908	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft	9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	251,655	CNJ	0	274,241	214	763
1909	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft	9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	204,743	CNJ	0	235,699	192	670
1910	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft	9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	220,520	CNJ	0	253,331	216	689
1911	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft	9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	156,350	CNJ	0	191,721	174	584
1912	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft	9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	147,697	CNJ	0	181,387	206	564
1912	Buttonwood	No. 22	Washery		9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	78,479	CNJ	0	81,902		28	Included with Buttonwood Colliery.
1913	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft	9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	0	CNJ	0	0		156	Idle.
1913	Buttonwood	No. 22	Washery		9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	78,821	CNJ	0	117,941	248	20
1914	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft	9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	29,585	CNJ	0	60,778	323
1914	Buttonwood	No. 22	Washery		9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	49,005	CNJ	0	52,570	206	33
1915	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel / Parrish Slope	9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	158,364	CNJ	0	195,770	166	615
1915	Buttonwood	No. 22	Washery		9	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	104,902	CNJ	0	123,914	241	36
1916	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Buttonwood No. 22 Shaft / Inman No. 21 Shaft	13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	95,721	CNJ	0	115,397	80	370
1916	Buttonwood	No. 22	Washery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	26,357	CNJ	0	47,597	129	31
1917	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Buttonwood No. 22 Shaft / Inman No. 21 Shaft / No. 12 Tunnel	13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	140,012	CNJ	0	168,606	131	513
1918	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / Inman No. 21 Shaft / No. 12 Tunnel	13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	184,299	CNJ	0	233,812	293	422
1919	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	162,085	CNJ	0	204,734	263	407
1920	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	143,529	CNJ	0	184,428	281	452
1921	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	235,806	CNJ	0	277,577	294	632
1922	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	161,929	CNJ	0	190,729	154	580	Washery abandoned.
1923	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	250,070	CNJ	0	300,196	274	595
1924	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	373,132	CNJ	0	420,802	289	772
1925	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	276,028	CNJ	10,836	311,494	196	749
1926	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	376,926	CNJ	0	416,518	256	919
1927	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	448,055	CNJ	0	493,427	255	1058
1928	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	435,610	CNJ	0	484,597	232	1031
1929	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	399,160	CNJ	0	453,089	214	1135
1930	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	394,740	CNJ	0	451,861	192	1180
1931	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	409,496		0	470,321	170	1268
1932	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	312,644		0	355,201	128	1158
1933	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	171,608		0	195,602	78	1195
1934	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	382,128		0	428,527	156	1193
1935	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	369,479		0	412,533	152	1096
1936	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	370,706		0	411,672	140	1168
1937	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	409,474		0	454,773	161	1144
1938	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	238,228		0	264,378	96	1137
1939	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	428,269		0	465,178	171	1163
1940	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	534,298		0	574,500	199	1179
1941	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	579,515		0	630,960	187	1228
1942	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	640,734		0	694,186	253	1107	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1943	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	521,458		0	578,189	277	960
1944	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	509,909		0	570,430	312	795
1945	Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery		13	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	401,158		0	448,235	281	783
1946	Buttonwood		Mine		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	402,468		0	440,771	289	807	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1947	Buttonwood		Mine		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	434,994		0	477,157	294	838	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1948	Buttonwood		Mine		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	441,966		0	480,092	288	1000	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1949	Buttonwood		Mine		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	348,048		0	362,127	211	1022	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1950	Buttonwood		Mine		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	333,479		0	343,504	223	991	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1951	Buttonwood		Mine		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	242,791		0	250,225	190	741	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1952	Buttonwood		Mine		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	325,660		0	334,553	230	779	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1953	Buttonwood		Mine	Shaft / Slope	13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	218,258		0	226,716	146	704
1954	Buttonwood		Mine		11	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	317,269		0	329,810	220	560	Run of mine operation.
1955	Buttonwood		Colliery		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	289,022		0	299,999	205	560	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1956	Buttonwood		Colliery		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	249,228		47,585	319,766	207	599	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1957	Buttonwood		Colliery		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	76,115		13,582	101,614	220	607	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1958	Buttonwood		Colliery		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	48,459		14,575	78,374	239	96	Coal prepared at Huber and Loomis breakers.
1959	Buttonwood		Colliery		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	18,364		6,321	28,253	193	44	Coal prepared at Huber and Woodward breakers.
1959	Buttonwood		Stripping		13	Ashley¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	0	Truck¹	22,993	22,993	219	8	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1960	Buttonwood		Colliery		13	Ashley	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	5,051		2,243	9,617	72	68	Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Marvine and Loree breakers.
1960	Buttonwood		Stripping		13	Ashley	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	11,900		2,759	20,240	99	28	Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Marvine and Loree breakers.
1961	Buttonwood		Colliery		13	Ashley	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	11,606		2,384	20,863	103	47	Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
1961	Buttonwood		Stripping		13	Ashley	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	33,325		8,548	61,934	285	44	Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
1962	Buttonwood		Stripping		13	Ashley	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	35,734		10,354	67,323	239	24	Coal prepared at Huber, Loree, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
1962	Buttonwood		Stripping		13	Ashley	Luzerne	R. A. Corp.	1,540		402	2,711	24	5	Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
1962	Buttonwood		Colliery		13	Ashley	Luzerne	San Mining Co., Inc.	22,936	Truck¹	9,321	40,161	174	33	Coal prepared at Loree, Marvine, Taylor and Northwest breakers.
1963	Buttonwood		Stripping		13	Ashley	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	19,975		4,237	31,991	215	20	Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1963	Buttonwood		Stripping		13	Ashley	Luzerne	R. A. Corp.	7,577		1,593	12,771	130	3	Coal prepared at Loree and Marvine breakers.
1963	Buttonwood		Colliery		13	Ashley	Luzerne	San Mining Co., Inc.	29,552		6,011	47,393	223	42	Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
1964	Buttonwood		Bank		13	Ashley	Luzerne	Bartoli Construction Co.	0	Truck¹	4,460	4,460	50	3	All coal shipped unprepared to power plant at Danville.
1964	Buttonwood	No. 441	Colliery	Slope	13	Ashley	Luzerne	San Mining Co., Inc.	44,538		5,106	66,615	236	61	Coal prepared at Huber, Pompey and Loree breakers.
1965	Buttonwood	No. 441	Mine	Slope	11	Ashley	Luzerne	San Mining Co., Inc.	44,389		7,174	80,664	234	46	Coal prepared at Huber, Taylor and Loree breakers.
1966	Buttonwood	No. 441	Mine	Slope	11	Ashley	Luzerne	San Mining Co., Inc.	17,063		2,944	31,308	134	31

Note 1: Added, does not appear in the mine inspection report.