Place
Ann Koshinskie Legacy Park
A park honoring the first woman hired locally for a coal company office.
Legacy Park honors Ann Koshinskie, remembered as the first woman hired locally to work in a coal company office.
Sixty Years at Shamokin Filler
At a time when women were discouraged from employment in the coal industry, she began working for Shamokin Filler Co. and remained there for 60 years.
Why This Place Matters
Koshinskie worked for Shamokin Filler Co. for sixty years. Her story adds women's labor history to a public landscape often dominated by military and industrial men.
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Location
100 N Market Street, Shamokin, PA