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At his tavern here on Feb. 11, 1808, Fell burned "stone coal" successfully in an open grate. This famed experiment spurred the rise of the anthracite industry & the Wyoming Valley's growth. He was a judge, 1798-1830; first burgess of Wilkes-Barre, 1806.
Corner of ENorthampton and SWashington Sts., Wilkes-Barre. Luzerne County Pennsylvania.

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