Mining commemorative statue · Dedicated June 28, 1997
Coal Miners' Statue (Minersville Miners' Monument)
- Location
- Pottsville–Minersville Highway (US 209) at Bunting St. (1587 Bunting St.), Minersville, PA
- Dedicated
- June 28, 1997
- Designer / maker
- Jim Ponter (sculptor, Franklin Mint); cast by LARAN Bronze Co., Chester, PA
- Status
- Extant
- Coordinates
- 40.67873, -76.24854 · Open in Maps · Verified location
The Coal Miners’ Statue, on the Pottsville–Minersville Highway (US 209), honors “the Anthracite Miners of Schuylkill County — past, present, and future,” and the many men and boys who died underground. Accompanying plaques carry the poem “The Miner.”
Sculpted by Jim Ponter of the Franklin Mint and cast by LARAN Bronze Co. of Chester, the statue was placed by the Rotary Club of Minersville and dedicated on June 28, 1997. The committee chair, Joseph Walacavage, donated the land for the monument and died four days after its unveiling.
Sources
- Coal Miners' Statue — Historical Marker Database (HMDB) m186631
License: reference
Frequently asked
- Whom does the Coal Miners' Statue honor?
- The bronze honors 'the Anthracite Miners of Schuylkill County — past, present, and future,' and the many men and boys who died in the mines. Accompanying plaques carry the poem 'The Miner.'
- Who made and placed it?
- It was sculpted by Jim Ponter of the Franklin Mint and cast by LARAN Bronze Co. of Chester, PA. It was placed by the Rotary Club of Minersville; committee chair Joseph Walacavage donated the land and died four days after the June 28, 1997 unveiling.