No. 9 Mine And Museum

The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum is located in Lansford, PA, below the Pocono Mountains. Lansford is located in the western part of Carbon County. The Mine & Museum are located near the banks of Panther Creek on 9 Dock Street, near the junction of Dock and West Ridge Streets. Lansford is part of Lehigh Valley, which is an area in Pennsylvania named after the Lehigh River. This area is sometimes known as the “coal region,” particularly Carbon County.

Visitors to the mine ride 1,600 feet along rail into the mountain. They can examine the miner’s hospital, the mule-way, and the original 900 foot elevator shaft. Also on the grounds is the “Wash Shanty,” which includes the tools and paraphernalia that the miner’s used to wash their clothes and equipment. The Museum has items such as the tools, food cans, blasting equipment, and more that belonged to the miners of No. 9.

Exhibits in the Museum also include carved pieces of coal, historical photographs, paintings, models, a replica of a miner’s kitchen, and other artifacts. The gift shop sells items such as books, carved coal memorabilia, t-shirts, and miner’s hats. The site also has picnic facilities and restrooms. Parking is free. The Museum and gift shop are open year round, Wednesday through Sunday, noon-4pm. The Mine is open for guided tours from May to Labor Day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. From Labor Day through October tours are only on Saturday and Sunday. Mine tours start at 11:00am and run hourly until 3:15.