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The Trevorton, Mahanoy and Susquehanna Railroad QuickBooks and historical and sociological perspectiveIn 1828 coal was discovered in Zerbe Gap in Zerbe Run, a tributary of the Mahanoy Creek in Northumberland County, PA. Today we know this area as the site of Trevorton. When Colonel Jacob Weiss began uncovering coal there the town was not yet established. Although this black gold was easily mined, there was great difficulty to transport it to market. Some of this Zerbe Gap coal was put on wagons and hauled to Sunbury where it was put into boats and