Coal Valley, Allegheny, PA History of Allegheny County Pennsylvania, Volume II, A. Warner and Co.,Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1889, p. 81.

Coal Valley is a mining town of some importance, at the mouth of Pine run, in the extreme northeastern part of the township. Lynn, Wood & Co. and R. M. Blackburn & Co. are the coal-operators at this place. Robert's run and Reed's run flow through the village, and a short distance inland on the former is the suburb of Frostburg, a place of about a dozen houses, owned by Lynn, Wood & Co. Coal Valley Lodge, No. 694, I. O. O. F., and a Methodist Episcopal church are among the attractions of the place. The town is accessible by the Pittsburgh, Virginia & Charleston railroad. The next stations above are Wilson and Peter's creek. The former name is also applied to a schoolhouse in the vicinity, and is that of a family by whom the land is owned some distance inland from the river. At Blair station, a short distance above the month of Peter's creek, the extensive works of the Monongahela Brick company are located. Wylie station, the next in order, is so named from J. P. Wylie., Between this place and West Elizabeth a noteworthy industrial feature is the works of the Monongahela Coke company, the only establishment of the kind in this section of the coal-regions. The works were placed in operation soon after the opening of the railroad. Coal from which the coke is produced is obtained at the works of John A. A. Wood & Son, on the opposite side of the river. There are no inland villages of any importance. Gill Hall, in the western part of the township, is a hamlet with the usual mechanics’ shops, stores, and other features of towns of this character. There is s Methodist Episcopal church about a mile distant, and a United Presbyterian church in the village. The former was built in 1843 by William Snee; the latter is known as Jefferson church, and is connected with Monongahela presbytery. It was organized October 30, 1857. The following-named clergymen have been pastors: J. D. Glenn, 1859-61; J. W. McFarland, 1867-69; C. B. Hatch, 1872-73; B. B. Stewart, 1875-79; J. C. Hunter, 1881-85; T.W. Young, 1887-. There is also in the township a society of Latter-Day Saints, but although once important and influential, their numbers are no longer large. The population was 1,601 in 1860, 2,066 in 1870 and 3,227 in 1880. The postoffices are Blair Station, Broughton, Moss Side (changed to Coal Valley), Gill Hall and Jones’ Station.

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