{"id":10893,"date":"2017-07-24T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T10:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/candostreet.com\/blog-parents\/?p=10893"},"modified":"2017-07-23T11:24:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T15:24:26","slug":"down-in-the-mines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/down-in-the-mines\/","title":{"rendered":"Down in the Coal Mine at Age 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>On my recent tour of the <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lackawannacounty.org\/index.php\/attractions\/coal-mine\">Lackawanna Coal Mine<\/a>,<\/u>\u00a0I saw many young children touring with their families. The children were visibly excited and involved in what they were seeing. At a few points along the tour, the focus is on the many boys that worked in coal mines, years ago, as mule drivers, messengers, nippers, and of course, as a breaker boy sorting slate from the coal. The children I saw were amazed to learn about children as young as 9 years old working in a coal mine.<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10929 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/candostreet.com\/blog-parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/A2-rail-sled-cage-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A2 rail sled cage in coal mine\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/A2-rail-sled-cage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/A2-rail-sled-cage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/A2-rail-sled-cage-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/A2-rail-sled-cage-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Coal Mine Tour is in the very lovely <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lackawannacounty.org\/index.php\/attractions\/mcdade-park\">McDade Park,<\/a><\/strong> in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, which was created in the 1970s from reclaimed coal mining terrain. It has many activities to offer including the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pahomepage.com\/news\/boundless-playground-opens-in-scranton\/141461219\"><u>Boundless Playground<\/u><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0that is a large inclusive play structure that serves children of all abilities and needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Website<\/u><\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lackawannacounty.org\/index.php\/attractions\/coal-mine\">http:\/\/www.lackawannacounty.org\/index.php\/attractions\/coal-mine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Quick Facts<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>The temperature in the Lackawanna Coal Mine is 53\u00b0 year-round.\u00a0Comfortable shoes and clothing are recommended.\u00a0A light jacket can be borrowed for anyone who has not brought their own.<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The descent down the slope takes 3-4 minutes. The walking portion of the coal mine tour is approximately a 1\/2 mile and lasts one hour.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Video Link to Coal Mine Tour<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N2jXHtV-x0U\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N2jXHtV-x0U<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Breaker Boys<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10932 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/candostreet.com\/blog-parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CD-breaker-boys-2-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"breaker boys working in coal mine\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CD-breaker-boys-2-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CD-breaker-boys-2.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Video Links for Breaker Boys<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SfVQBtrLXog\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SfVQBtrLXog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ubMnu1zKmEs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ubMnu1zKmE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ubMnu1zKmEs\">s<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Be sure to check out a children&#8217;s story, &#8220;Down in the Coal Mines at Age 9&#8221; on the Kids Blog!<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Source:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10917 \" src=\"https:\/\/candostreet.com\/blog-parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Coach-in-corner-150x150.jpg\" alt=\" Ned Campbell, author\" width=\"122\" height=\"122\" \/><em>Ned M Campbell is <strong>a <\/strong>West Point graduate and former U.S. Army Officer, who also teaches United States history at a public high school in Brooklyn, NY. He is a published writer, and a volunteer contributor to &#8220;Can Do&#8221; Street blog for kids and parents. In addition, he is the voice of Coach Campbell in the \u201cCan Do\u201d Street program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-buttons\"><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"\" data-layout=\"button\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-show-count=\"false\" data-related=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-size=\"small\" data-via=\"\" data-hashtags=\"\">Tweet<\/a><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-google_plus\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" ><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-linkedin\"><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"\" data-counter=\"none\"><\/script><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-pocket\"><a data-pocket-label=\"pocket\" data-pocket-count=\"none\" class=\"pocket-btn\" data-save-url=\"\" data-lang=\"en\">Pocket<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(d,i){if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(\"script\");j.id=i;j.src=\"https:\/\/widgets.getpocket.com\/v1\/j\/btn.js?v=1\";var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);}}(document,\"pocket-btn-js\");<\/script><\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The temperature in the Lackawanna Coal Mine is 53\u00b0 year-round.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-buttons\"><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"\" data-layout=\"button\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-show-count=\"false\" data-related=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-size=\"small\" data-via=\"\" data-hashtags=\"\">Tweet<\/a><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-google_plus\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" ><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-linkedin\"><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"\" data-counter=\"none\"><\/script><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-pocket\"><a data-pocket-label=\"pocket\" data-pocket-count=\"none\" class=\"pocket-btn\" data-save-url=\"\" data-lang=\"en\">Pocket<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(d,i){if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(\"script\");j.id=i;j.src=\"https:\/\/widgets.getpocket.com\/v1\/j\/btn.js?v=1\";var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);}}(document,\"pocket-btn-js\");<\/script><\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2242],"tags":[2247,2248,2243,2244,2251,2245,2246,2253,2249,2252],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10893"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10893"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10943,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10893\/revisions\/10943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}