The Durst Funeral Home, P.A., has been owned and operated by members of the Durst family and celebrated 100 years of operation in 2004. Owners John and Sandra Durst employ a dedicated and caring staff which includes Nick Durst, Gary Beachy, Libby...
Funeral Homes in Eckhart Mines, MD
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Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Eckhart Mines.
Zip codes in the city: 21528.
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This funeral Home was originally founded in 1953, as Silcox Service, by H. Lee Silcox and his wife, Ruth E. Silcox. The business prospered for several years leading to the first of several additions. In 1961 as the first of several additions was...
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Facts about the city
Eckhart Mines is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 932.Eckhart Mines lies at the southwestern base of Federal Hill, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Frostburg and 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northwest of Clarysville. The town was originally founded as a company town for the nearby Eckhart Mines. According to the Maryland Mining Heritage Guide, it was \"the first coal company town in Maryland.\"The original owner was George Eckhardt, an immigrant from Germany.The outcrop of the Pittsburgh coal seam here is known locally as \"the big vein\" or the \"14 foot coal\". The Eckhart Mines' location here was the first bituminous coal mine developed in the Georges Creek Valley coalfield, because this is where the National Road (now U.S. Route 40 Alternate) crossed the coal outcrop. The Eckhart operation was known as the Maryland Mining Company, which eventually combined with other companies to form the Consolidation Coal Company (now Consol Energy). The Eckhart operation was the first commercial coal company in the United States. The inspiration for the character, Sidney Ellen Wade from The American President (1995), Sidney Beeman lives here.
Eckhart Mines Obituaries
It was reported by Deseret News on June 14th, 2015 that Roy Kenneth Jr Wolford passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah. Wolford was 88 years old and was born in Eckhart Mines, MD. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Roy Kenneth Jr's life.
It was reported by Cumberland Times-News on November 15th, 2012 that Alice Mae Frisby (Green) passed on in Eckhart Mines, Maryland. Ms. Frisby was 87 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Alice Mae's life.
It was reported on October 12th, 2012 that Russell Myers perished in Washington, District of Columbia. Myers was 82 years old and was born in Eckhart Mines, MD. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Russell's life.
History
The Eckhart operation was owned by the Maryland Mining Company. Eckhart Mines is an unincorporated town in Allegany County, Maryland County, Maryland, USA. Eckhart Mines lies at the southwestern base of Federal Hill, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) east of Frostburg, Maryland and 1.3 km (0.8 mi) northwest of Clarysville, Maryland The town was originally founded as a company town for the nearby Eckhart Mines. The Eckhart Mines' location up Braddock Run were among the first bituminous coal mines developed in the area, together with a few others within the Georges Creek Valley. .
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