John H. Williams | Civil War Drummer Boy Turned Coal Region Entrepreneur
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John H. Williams | Civil War Drummer Boy Turned Coal Region Entrepreneur
A few years back, I came across the story of John H. Williams when reading through the 1881 history of Schuylkill County. In the bustling anthracite mining hub of Pottsville, Pennsylvania after the Civil War, few entrepreneurs exemplified the American dream quite like John H. Williams, known to Pottsville residents as “Williams the Hatter.” John H. Williams Born in Salem, Ohio, in 1848, Williams overcame early hardships, running away from home a…
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