[DOC] [TLE] Lackawanna Steel Company - Wikipedia [PAR] The Scrantons and Henry formed a partnership in 1840 to develop a hot blast 
furnace that used anthracite coal in the "charge" (the mixture of iron ore and coal
... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Lackawanna Valley | Lackawanna Heritage Valley (LHV) [PAR] The region's anthracite coal, railroads, and iron works fueled the nation's ... Its 
industries staged some of the great battles between capitalism and social 
responsibility. ... and Scranton Iron Furnaces Site, the Lackawanna County Coal 
Mine Tour, ... fuel found in abundance in the Lackawanna Valley  hot-burning 
hard coal. [DOC] [TLE] The Anthracite Coal Industry in Pennsylvania [PAR] The development of the anthracite coal industry in eastern Pennsylvania led the 
way ... The coal was transported from the mines to the furnaces by barges on the 
Lehigh ... Their attempt to mine the coal and deliver it to the markets in 
Philadelphia ... to the usage of anthracite as the fuel in blast furnaces used to 
produce iron. [DOC] [TLE] Pennsylvania-Mines - Mining Artifacts [PAR] Pennsylvania coal, Bituminous coal, Anthracite coal, Delaware & Hudson, ... In 
1814, Cist & Robinson made their first shipment of coal to Philadelphia near 
Mauch ... Schuylkill, in the first successful effort to utilize anthracite in the iron 
industry. ... a blast furnace in New Jersey, arrived with his son-in-law, Seldon T. 
Scranton. [DOC] [TLE] Who Are These Anthracite People? Pennsylvania Anthracite ... [PAR] When its time came, anthracite helped fuel the country's industrial revolution, but 
in ... Heritage Museum, located in McDade Park, overlooking the City of Scranton. 
... Surface deposits of coal were soon exhausted, forcing workers to dig in ever ... 
anthracite iron industryin the blast furnaces, the rolling mills, the foundries,... [DOC] [TLE] Resurrecting the Miner's World - The New York Times [PAR] Jun 9, 2000 ... "Their real job was to let miners know if there was what they called a squeeze ... 
In Pennsylvania's anthracite mines, 600 to 700 men died annually in each of ... 
around here," said Tom Supey Jr., the foreman of the restored coal mine, ... such 
structures from this era can be seen at the Scranton Iron Furnaces. [DOC] [TLE] Scranton Furnace [PAR] Header of LH Passage, Iron Work, Roof of LH Passage ... Scranton Furnace is 
perhaps one of the largest pre-1900 blast furnaces in the world. ... The history of 
Scranton is a fascinating microcosm of the nascent industrial age, with its glory ... 
States and Britain were experimenting with anthracite coal as an alternative fuel. [DOC] [TLE] ExplorePAHistory.com - Teach PA History - Lesson Background [PAR] Pennsylvania proved a prime location for the iron industry due to its ... 
Pennsylvania had natural iron ore deposits, vast forests providing wood that was 
made into charcoal to fuel early furnaces, coal beds of bituminous and anthracite 
coal which ... furnaces, limestone used as a flux (to draw away impurities from the 
iron ore),... [DOC] [TLE] Lackawanna Furnaces in Scranton PA [Archive] - Practical Machinist ... [PAR] These are huge compared to other masonry blast furnaces that I've seen (Oxford, 
Arden, ... It used a steam engine to drive large blowing "tubs". ... If you're 
interested in industrial history, and you are in Scranton, it's worth a short visit. ... 
not near iron ore deposits, and hard coal never seemed like a fuel for a blast 
furnace. [DOC] [TLE] History of the iron and steel industry in the United States - Wikiwand [PAR] British investors started an iron furnace near Perryville, Maryland, which in 1718 
... The Lackawanna Valley in Pennsylvania was rich in anthracite coal and iron 
deposits. ... The Scrantons instead used the new "hot blast method," developed in 
... the war, the United States iron and steel industry reached its maximum world... [DOC] [TLE] Text Only Version -- National Register of Historic Places Delaware ... [PAR] Included in the itinerary are nearby historic places in Scranton, Pennsylvania, .... 
anthracite-fueled blast furnace for iron smelting went into production at 
Catasauqua

Question: Scranton's iron industry used nearby deposits of this hard coal to fuel its blast furnaces
Answer: Anthracite