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Edgerton, Pennsylvania

Edgerton is a ghost town located 2.5 miles east of Jermyn, Pennsylvania. Edgerton was a coal mining town that was built on a major Anthracite vein that runs from Forest City to Nanicoke. The founder of Edgerton is John Hosie. John Hosie was born in Scotland in the mid eight-teen hundreds. He came to America when he was only 14 in 1829.When Mr Hosie came to America, He started working as a Stone Cutter in New York. Mr. Hosie worked for railroads in New England and New Jersey. He even helped build the New York City Waterways. He was in charge of Tarrytown, Dobb's Ferry, and even the crossing at Glendenning Valley. Finally, in 1843, He worked for the Deleware and Hudson(D&H) Railroad. This is where his life really began. In the 1850's John Hosie was walking in the mountains of Lackawanna county and discovered a coal vein metioned in the beggining of this article called,"The Devil's Eyebrow." This is where Mr Hosie's Dynasty started. He started the Edgerton Colliery. He ran rails from the mine to Meredith Street in Mayfield, and all those black slate piles known as the Black Desert came from Edgerton. Then later in 1880, John Hosie passed away in Scranton. His death was because of an unknown illness in his Kidney and Liver. A year or so later Mr.Hosies's sons sold the mine to the Simpson & Walker mine company. When Edgerton was sold to the S&W Mining Company, they made Edgerton into a mining town. Years later, in 1905, Edgerton hit boom. There was no more coal left in that area, So Edgerton hat to be shut down. The only remains are foundations of the Company Store and the Schoolhouse and parts of the Breaker. Today, Edgerton or the property Edgerton sits on is owned by The Carbondale Hunting Association.

A book of Edgerton and it's history is sold in stores in Jermyn such as Sterling's Pharmacy for $10.50 each and a map of Edgerton comes with the book.