Anthracite Coal Region Ghost Lore From George Korson

Anthracite Coal Region Ghost Lore From George Korson

In 1938, folklorist George Korson published a book of stories and traditions he had collected in his travels around Pennsylvania’s Coal Region – Minstrels of the Mine Patch. George Korson Among the stories he documented were numerous ghost stories and tales from the mines of the anthracite villages and communities. He noted the superstitious nature of the anthracite mineworkers and highlighted why they often turned to ghosts or spirits to explai…