PA. as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. or sesquicentennial. Ever since William Penn invited carpenters. masons. weavers. and other skilled workers to settle in Pennsylvania. the story of our Commonwealth. and in particular northeastern Pennsylvania. has been the story of working people. At the dawn of the 19th century. what would become known as the city of Scranton became a home to new immigrants who fought desperately to escape the horrors of religious persecution. famine. and poverty in Europe and dreamed of a better life. Many of the new settlers worked in the darkness and danger of the anthracite coal mines in order to provide for their families. My grandfather.
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