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Woodward

Year	Operation Name	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Truck Shipments (tons)	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
1881	Woodward	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	0			Digging new shaft, 30 feet of probable 1,000 feet completed.
1882	Woodward	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	0		20	Digging new shaft, 600 feet of probable 1,000 feet completed.
1883	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	Middle	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	0			Sinking shaft continuing; 400-500 feet out of 800 feet probable.
1884	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	Middle	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	0			No. 1 Shaft 851 feet of probable 1,100 feet completed.; No. 2 shaft completed at 1,013 feet.
1886	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	3	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	0		46	No Breaker.
1887	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	3	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	4,464		111	Breaker not ready.
1888	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	3	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	35,412	DL&W¹	0	49,874	97	201
1889	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	3	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	74,763	DL&W¹	0	95,184	135	302
1890	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft¹	3	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	117,749	DL&W¹	0	135,592	184	355
1891	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	155,105	DL&W¹	0	180,832	194	475
1892	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft¹	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	186,530	DL&W¹	0	212,478	185	604
1893	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft¹	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	246,814	DL&W¹	0	273,990	193	795
1894	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft¹	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	308,043	DL&W¹	0	329,890	167	1026
1895	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	381,745	DL&W¹	0	406,817	191	1175
1896	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	402,989	DL&W¹	0	430,076	185	1143
1897	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	216,180	DL&W¹	0	239,278	136	814
1898	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	335,437	DL&W	0	354,951	196	895
1899	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	346,692	DL&W	0	374,673	207	920
1900	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 East Shaft / No. 1 West Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	4	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	368,214	DL&W	0	400,401	193	951
1901	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	4	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	287,616	DL&W	0	427,280	190	1126
1902	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft¹	4	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	170,043	DL&W	0	192,298	83	1172
1903	Woodward	Colliery	Shaft (4)	8	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	549,075	DL&W	0	597,303	209	1318
1904	Woodward	Colliery	Shaft (4)	8	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	739,660	DL&W	0	788,649	224	1482
1905	Woodward	Colliery	Shaft (4)	8	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	945,852	DL&W	0	1,002,675	279	1512
1906	Woodward	Colliery	Shaft (3)	9	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	670,009	DL&W	0	727,622	222	1490
1907	Woodward	Colliery	Shaft (3)	9	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	849,077	DL&W	0	908,168	254	1575
1908	Woodward	Colliery	Shaft (2)	9	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	755,236	DL&W	0	800,198	231	1542
1909	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft	9	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	836,805	DL&W	0	888,227	258	1649	No. 3 Shaft also known as Artillery Park.
1910	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / Woodward Slope	9	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	560,555	DL&W	0	591,622	176	1700	No. 3 Shaft also known as Artillery Park.
1911	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / Woodward Slope	9	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	922,892	DL&W	0	971,434	265	1710	No. 3 Shaft also known as Artillery Park.
1912	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft	9	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	853,355	DL&W	0	903,865	250	1701	No. 3 Shaft also known as Artillery Park.
1913	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 17 Shaft	9	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	873,081	DL&W	0	923,551	262	1640	No. 3 Shaft also known as Artillery Park.
1914	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 17 Slope	9	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	943,749	DL&W	0	996,460	260	1776	No. 3 Shaft also known as Artillery Park.
1915	Woodward	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft (2) / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft (3) / No. 17 Slope	9	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	926,820	DL&W	0	976,539	234	1814	No. 3 Shaft also known as Artillery Park.
1916	Woodward	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	908,420	DL&W	0	956,840	267	1656
1917	Woodward	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	1,040,749	DL&W	0	1,085,954	305	1636
1918	Woodward	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	948,816	DL&W	0	1,023,460	312	1442
1919	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	988,081	DL&W	0	1,046,614	280	1488
1920	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	972,784	DL&W	0	1,066,937	290	1552
1921	Woodward	Bank		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	24,157	DL&W	0	37,213	289		Data included with colliery.
1921	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	1,141,687	DL&W	0	1,229,706	289	1767
1922	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	658,407	DL&W	0	668,716	162	1771
1923	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	1,196,017	DL&W	0	1,246,008	281	1760
1924	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	1,093,731	DL&W	12,362	1,142,044	223	1851
1925	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	988,726	DL&W	0	1,026,359	201	2238
1926	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	1,337,767	DL&W	0	1,380,231	256	2153
1927	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	760,243	DL&W	0	807,751	173	1630
1928	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	806,481	DL&W	0	929,042	258	1602
1929	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	930,205	DL&W	0	999,216	270	1584
1930	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	674,848	DL&W	0	760,015	209	1599
1931	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	813,980		0	906,311	191	1728
1932	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	736,507		0	821,964	147	1777
1933	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	1,006,677		0	1,084,261	183	1905
1934	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	865,561		0	952,174	163	1875
1935	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	809,261		0	892,890	150	1806
1936	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	791,569		0	858,711	142	1750
1937	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	891,204		0	964,944	165	1881
1938	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	730,102		0	802,358	144	1908
1939	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	872,624		0	981,904	177	2014
1940	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	755,780		921	862,418	161	1861
1941	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	850,134		1,948	997,881	188	1837
1942	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	841,863		4,341	1,029,227	245	1851
1943	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	785,179		2,462	974,348	271	1642
1944	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	847,387		1,473	1,034,287	312	1611
1945	Woodward	Colliery		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	586,266		1,822	745,586	280	1510
1946	Woodward	Breaker		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	525,503		2,745	726,605	290	1482
1947	Woodward	Breaker		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	502,378		3,370	680,763	293	1470
1948	Woodward	Breaker		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	517,701		3,370	703,594	287	1525
1949	Woodward	Breaker		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	362,417		8,307	498,308	210	1531
1950	Woodward	Breaker		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	373,347		13,866	524,523	222	1586
1951	Woodward	Breaker		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	255,264		16,068	421,282	202	1404
1952	Woodward	Breaker		12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	256,012		31,738	455,733	226	1289	Includes 32,538 tons stocked at colliery, mined during the year but not marketed.
1953	Woodward	Breaker	Shaft / Slope	12	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	121,510		51,442	277,279	144	819
1954	Woodward	Breaker		9	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	80,711		70,153	239,812	193	607
1955	Woodward	Colliery		11	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	167,182		51,116	308,338	240	610	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1956	Woodward	Colliery		11	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	197,800		16,168	266,360	223	756
1957	Woodward	Breaker		11	Edwardsville¹	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	76,774		10,899	118,278	122	542
1958	Woodward	Breaker		11	Edwardsville	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	555		139	906	218	99	Coal mined and stocked during 1957. Breaker operating, mines idle. Pumping and maintenance work only.
1959	Woodward	Breaker		11	Edwardsville	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	62,879		10,782	88,656	174	212
1960	Woodward	Breaker		11	Edwardsville	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	94,514		21,450	141,071	174	217	Coal prepared at Woodward Breaker.
1961	Woodward	Breaker		11	Edwardsville	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	28,319		10,883	51,481	104	145	Mine abandoned May 19, 1961. Breaker preparation discontinued.
1965	Woodward	Bank		10	Edwardsville	Luzerne	C. B. M. Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	9,274	9,274	134	4	7,158 tons prepared at Kassa Breaker. 72,020 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L.
1966	Woodward	Bank		13	Edwardsville	Luzerne	C. B. M. Coal Co.	1,000		0	3,062	0	0	From coal stockpiled at Kassa Breaker.
1967	Woodward	Bank		13	Edwardsville	Luzerne	C. B. M. Coal Co.	553		0	2,126	0	0	From coal stockpiled at Kassa Breaker.
1969	Woodward	Storage		5	Edwardsville	Luzerne	Silverbrook Anthracite, Inc.	0	Truck¹	2,384	2,390	0	0	Coal from storage at Kassa Breaker for two years.

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