Eckley Miners Village

Looking down the main street in Eckley. October, 1998. The town only has about three streets, one is open to the public. A handful of people still live in town. The state wants to close the town and museum for the winter. This will force the remaining residents to move.

Eckley Miners Village

Eckley Miners Village from October, 1998. The coal breaker which looms in the background was built for the 1968 Richard Harris film "The Molly Maguires." The house in the foreground has wood siding covering up Brick-Tex siding, which was done to back date the structures that were seen in the film. After the film, the town became a state museum.