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Elsecar Collieries — The Elsecar Collieries were a series of coal mines sunk in and around Elsecar, a small village to the south of Barnsley in what is now South Yorkshire, but was traditionally in the West Riding of Yorkshire.The last operating mine Elsecar Main… … Wikipedia
Mosley Common Colliery — was a coal mine originally owned by the Bridgewater Trustees operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1866 in Mosley Common, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England.[1] The colliery eventually had five shafts and … Wikipedia
Battle of Mobile Bay — Part of the American Civil War … Wikipedia
Wet Earth Colliery — The Wet Earth Colliery has a unique place in British coal mining history, apart from being one of the earliest pits in the country; it is the place where the engineer James Brindley made water run uphill. The colliery was located on the… … Wikipedia
Agecroft Colliery — was a coalmine in the Agecroft district of Pendlebury, what is now part of the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. First colliery (1844 1932) The colliery had two spells of usage, the first was between 1844 and 1932. The first pit was … Wikipedia
Sutton Colliery — was a colliery situated in the village of Stanton Hill about 2km north west of Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.It was first sunk in 1874 and was closed in 1989.Sutton Colliery was known locally as Brierley Colliery (possibly renamed by the… … Wikipedia
Mining in the Upper Harz — The headframe of the Emperor William Shaft in Clausthal is one of the oldest surviving winding towers in Germany … Wikipedia
Battle of Hat Dich — Part of the Vietnam War … Wikipedia
Lock (water transport) — Canal lock and lock keeper s cottage on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth in Hertfordshire, England … Wikipedia
USS Alden (DD-211) — was a Clemson class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, named for Rear Admiral James Alden, Jr. (1810–1877). Alden was laid down on 24 October 1918 and launched on 14 May 1919 by William Cramp and Sons; sponsored by Miss… … Wikipedia
