Denbo is a populated place in the
Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a
coal patch town, located near the former Vesta No. 6 Mine.
History
Vesta No. 6 was owned and operated by
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
The Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation began as the American Iron Company, founded in 1852 by Bernard Lauth and Benjamin Franklin Jones, a few miles (c 4 km) south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. Lauth's interest was bought in ...
. It was located in the Klondike Coalfield.
A
patch town
A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the mineral find. The company develops it and provides residenc ...
was built to house miners. The mine ran from about 1903 until 1947. The entryway was sealed and covered over.
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Notable people
* Joe Freeman, football player
*Joe Ratica
Joseph H. Ratica (August 4, 1914 – 1942) was an American football center and linebacker for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League during their 1939 season. He was born in Pennsylvania, and attended St. Vincent College. , football player
References
External links
* http://pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/pa/washington/denbo.cfm
DENBO, PA (VESTA NO. 6) - appalachian coalfields
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Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
Coal towns in Pennsylvania