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Around 1844, an important part of the Switchback Gravity Railroad was completed at the corner of Pine and Ludlow. After returning from Mauch Chunk, empty mine cars began their descent to Summit Hill east of town at the Mount Jefferson Plane. Crossing this bridge, the cars continued west to the mines, where they were loaded with coal before proceeding back down the mountain to the Lehigh Canal.
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Summit Hill, Pennsylvania · United States
