COKEBURG, PA

Aerial photo of Cokeburg shows the "progressive" layout of the model patch town, as opposed to the grid layout of most other patches. (Photo taken from a plane by Chris H)

Great view of Cokeburg from National Road (I think). (Photo courtesy of Jon Dawson)

As this picture illustrated, Cokeburg is the quintessential Western Pennsylvania patch town. Cokeburg, PA was a mining operation of Lackawanna Steel, and operations commenced in 1902. The mine was later owned by Bethlehem Steel and closed in the 1953. The coke ovens may or may not have still been in operation then.

These deteriorated coke ovens are all that remain at Cokeburg to remind us where the town got it's name. Note the ladder made out of round bar. The operation at Cokeburg was also known for a time as Ellsworth No. 3.

At some point Cokeburg became a borough. Here is the official Cokeburg webpage.

This structure was the company store at Cokeburg, and now is the home of Royal Hydraulics.