Coal mining ruins with the coal patch town in the background at Searights, PA. Republic Iron and Steel Co. operated the Searights operation.
The company-built houses at Searights were remodeled into subsidized housing. Call it a recycled coke patch. The uniform appearance of the
homes gives the modern visitor a rare glimpse of the architectural monotony of the original company towns. Searights was built in 1907.
The Searights company store is still in business as a mom and pop store. This gives you the opportunity to see what the inside of a company store looked like. It's not the same layout as Giant Eagle, believe me.
Another picture of Searights taken in 1999 (Courtesy Coal and Coke Heritage Center, Penn State Fayette)
Another view of the ruins of the coal mining operation at Searights (Photo courtesy of the Tribune-Review, Greensburg, PA)