James H. Hays
# James H. Hays

James Harden Hays (September 3, 1800 – March 30, 1876) was a pioneer of bituminous coal mining in Western Pennsylvania.

## Biography

James H. Hays was born in Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on September 3, 1800.

His first mine was opened in 1828, at the mouth of Street's Run, where it empties into the Monongahela River.

He died on March 30, 1876, at his home near Becks Run in Baldwin Township.

