REMEMBERING
BYRNESVILLE, PA.
1856---- 1996
(COLUMBIA COUNTY)
Byrnesville was a small village in
central Pennsylvania that was first inhabited in 1856 by people who came to work in the
local coal mines. The people who resided here were very
hard working, religious and patriotic. Although most of the people were
of Irish descent, there were also people of other
nationalities who lived here. Most people went to church at St. Ignatius in nearby
Centralia.
An underground mine fire that started
in Centralia resulted in the relocation of all the people because of the smoke and
fumes.
The last home was torn down in
1996.
( This page was prepared by: MIKE REILLEY
)
Click on page three at the bottom of
the page for a more detailed history!
(PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE PAGE
TO LOAD BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
PICTURES)
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MUSIC WHILE VIEWING ALL OF THESE PAGES
TURN ON YOUR SOUND.
2006 would have been the 150th Anniversary
of the village of Byrnesville
Click on picture to see St. Ignatius picture memories
Byrnesville winter
scene
SAME VIEW AS IT LOOKS
TODAY
BYRNESVILLE IN THE
1950'S
SAME VIEW AS IT LOOKS
TODAY
LAST DAYS OF LOWER
BYRNESVILLE
THREE HOMES BEING TORN
DOWN
SAME VIEW AS IT LOOKS
TODAY
SHRINE ON THE HILLSIDE. BUILT BY MY MOM AND DAD
HILLSIDE VIEW OF
BYRNESVILLE
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
BYRNESVILLE AND WOULD LIKE TO
PRESERVE IT'S HISTORY. ANYONE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD A COPY
OF THEIR PICTURES OR HAS ANY
COMMENTS COULD E-MAIL AT
MPREIL@AOL.COM
BYRNESVILLE LOOKING FROM
HILLSIDE
PHOTO BY DONALD
SPIELES
SHRINE
LAST HOME THAT REMAINED IN BYRNESVILLE. TORN DOWN IN
1996
MY HOME GOING
DOWN
LINKS TO OTHER BYRNESVILLE HISTORY
PAGES
index.html
(Remembering Byrnesville)
page1.html
( Byrnesville plot plans )
page2.html
(
Byrnesville recreation )
page3.html
( Byrnesville's memories )
page4.html
( Byrnesville's deceased )
page5.html
( Byrnesville's demolition
)
page6.html
( Old mining pictures )
DanWalsh.html
( Singing miner )
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