Lansford, PA

Celebrate 150 years of a legacy forged in coal.

Lansford PA celebrates their 150th Anniversary in 2026

Celebrate Lansford Borough’s 150th anniversary in 2026! Founded in 1876, this small Carbon County town grew out of the anthracite coal industry that powered America’s Industrial Revolution. Immigrant families from around the world built their lives here, creating a hardworking and close-knit community rooted in resilience. Today, Lansford honors its rich mining heritage while continuing to move forward—making this 150th celebration a tribute to the people and history that shaped the borough.

Events in Lansford
Lansford’s Rich History
Helpful Resources

Events in Lansford

Sep 19

Molly Maguire & No. 9 Coal Mine Experience

No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum
Recurring weekly on Saturday

Step back into Pennsylvania’s coal mining past during this unforgettable historical adventure! This unique experience…

Sep 20

Lansford Music in the Park

Recurring weekly on Sunday

Join Lansford Alive each Sunday at Kennedy Park and enjoy live music from all genres. View the full line-up of performers on…

Lansford’s Rich History

The roots of Lansford trace back to the late eighteenth century, when anthracite coal was first discovered on Pisgah Mountain in Panther Valley. Due to its high carbon content, anthracite coal was an effective fuel for heating homes and powering factories in the 1800s, and Lansford and the surrounding Coal Region of Northeastern Pennsylvania proved to have the largest and richest deposits of anthracite coal in the world.

The Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, was formed in 1818 to mine the local hills, and immigrants from all over the world moved to the area to fill the open jobs. Several of the mining villages were officially incorporated into the borough of Lansford in 1876, with the town taking its name from one of the company's mining engineers, Asa Lansford Foster.

At the No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum in Lansford, you can step back in time and step deep into one of these mines yourself to find out what life would have been like for the miners of the past. From historic churches including the restored Old Welsh Church to the story of the chilling murder of Superintendent John P. Jones in 1875, allegedly done by the Molly Maguires, there's a lot of history to discover in Lansford!

Helpful Resources

Lansford Alive and the Lansford Historical Society are dedicated to preserving, promoting, and sharing the past, present, and future of Lansford! Visit their Facebook pages for more Lansford stories.