This third segment details the harsh living conditions of coal miners and their families in Moon Run, highlighting their struggles, poverty and resilience during the early 20th century.
In early 20th-century Moon Run, coal miners, including young boys, endured grueling workdays in hazardous conditions. Few escaped this brutal existence, grappling with dangers like cave-ins and coal dust exposure.
Robinson Township, and in particular the small community of Moon Run, were major players in the coal industry from the late 1800s until the 1930s. A four-part series examines what life was like for those who were connected to the Moon Run mines.
Who remembers when the Forest Grove neighborhood market Rossi's was known as Walat's? Or do you recall it being called Guzzo's, Neely's, Joe's or some other name like the "Smarket"?
How many of your parents sent you there with a note to pick up cigarettes? Did you ever run into Michael Keaton whilst shopping there?
For more than six decades, Butya’s Restaurant and Lounge – also known as “BOOTCHAS” -- was a Robinson Township icon. Built during World War II, it sadly gave way some 15 years ago to yet another Sheetz. But the legends of Butya’s live on. (Photos)
In 1960, when most of Robinson Township was still rolling farmland, the Scott family sold 100 acres of their vast farm to Acme Stores. After almost three decades, those 100 acres became the Robinson Town Centre. (Photos)
From the 1960s until the late 1980s, the Kossler Pharmacy on Steubenville Pike was a very popular place. (Photos)