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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Luxor, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Intersection of Bovard Luxor Road and Tipple Row Road in Luxor PAIntersection of Bovard Luxor Road and Tipple Row Road in Luxor PA
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Coordinates: 40°20′3″N 79°28′41″W / 40.33417°N 79.47806°W / 40.33417; -79.47806
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Elevation1,089 ft (332 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes15662
GNIS feature ID1180092

Luxor is an unincorporated community and coal town in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

The town was established by the Jamison Coal and Coke Company to provide housing for employees of its nearby coal mining complex. Jamison's underground bituminous coal mine, known as Luxor or No. 1 Mine, began operations in the 1890s. Served by the Alexandria branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, it employed 179 persons by 1897. By 1910 the complex included over 400 coking ovens. In the 1940s the Sekora Coal Company operated a strip mine northeast of the old No. 1 mine. Coal mining in Luxor ended in 1972.

Today

Luxor has its own post office, established in 1894, and zip code (15662). The area covered by this zip code has a population of 271 people. The mining company store, which has been demolished, stood near where the post office is now located. The Luxor Volunteer Fire Department closed in March 2021 due to a lack of membership.

In May 2022 a resident of Luxor was rescued after he accidentally stepped into a sinkhole in his back yard and fell some 25 feet into an abandoned mine shaft.

Notable people

Gallery

  • Houses built for miners Houses built for miners
  • Remains of coal tipple Remains of coal tipple
  • At intersection of Bovard Luxor Road and Tipple Row Road At intersection of Bovard Luxor Road and Tipple Row Road

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Luxor, Pennsylvania
  2. "Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites" (PDF). National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 1994. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  3. "Post Offices by Zip Code". Postmaster Finder. US Postal Service. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. "ZIP Code 15662". United States Zip Codes. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  5. "2 Hempfield fire departments to merge, 1 station to close". January 22, 2021.
  6. Varine, Patrick and Aiken, Maddie (May 11, 2022). "Man released from hospital after falling into Hempfield mine shaft". Tribune-Review (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania USA). Retrieved December 15, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Man rescued after falling 25 feet into mine shaft in Luxor". WPXI 24/7 News. May 22, 2022.

See also

Pennsylvania Mine Map Atlas - Pennsylvania State University.

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