Port Griffith, Pennsylvania

Infobox Settlement
name = Port Griffith, Pennsylvania
settlement_type = Unincorporated community
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pushpin_map_caption = Location of Port Griffith in Pennsylvania
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Luzerne
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Jenkins

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population_as_of = 2000
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
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elevation_footnotes = Gnis|1212505|Port Griffith, Pennsylvania. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.]
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elevation_ft = 643
latd = 41 |latm = 18 |lats = 39 |latNS = N
longd = 75 |longm = 48 |longs = 38 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 18640
area_code = 570
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 42-42079
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blank1_info = 1212505
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footnotes = [cite web |url=http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&ac=ac&zip=Port+Griffith+PA&Go=Go |title=Griffith PA |publisher=Zip Code Lookup |accessdate=2008-07-08]

Port Griffith is an unincorporated community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Geography

Port Griffith is located at coor dms|41|18|39|N|75|48|38|W|city (41.310914, -75.810472) in the Greater Pittston Area of Jenkins Township. Its elevation is 643 feet (196 m). Port Griffith can be found bordering the Susquehanna River.

History

On January 22, 1959, a cave-in occurred at the Knox Coal Mine in Greater Pittston's Port Griffith. Twelve people died, 69 others escaped. One miner, Amadeo Pancotti, was awarded the Carnegie Medal for leading 32 miners to safety.Source needed|date=July 2008 The bodies of the twelve who died were never recovered, despite efforts of divers and an attempt to pump the water out of the mining shafts. The Knox Mine Disaster essentially shut down the mining industry in Northeastern Pennsylvania. [cite book |author=Stranahan, Susan Q. |title=Susquehanna, River of Dreams: River of Dreams |year=1995 |publisher=JHU Press |isbn=0801851475 |pages=p. 161 ] [cite news |title=End of a Way of Life Knox Disaster Changed Valley |work=The Times Leader |date=January 17 1999 |pages=1B ( [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WB&s_site=timesleader&p_multi=WB&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB71CFF428410A6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Newsbank] )]

References

External links

* [http://www.minecountry.com/homeMine/knox.cfm Knox Mine Disaster] at Mine Country History