Waterman

Our Background

In May, 1913, workmen began the Waterman #1 mine opening in the Brush Creek Field. By 1914, Waterman had both passenger and freight service when the BR&P tracks reached the community. By 1930, there were 60 houses at Waterman.

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​Although the early executives of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company are long dead, there are reminders of their existence in the names of several Indiana County towns. The town of Iselin was named after Adrian Iselin. Two towns, Waterman and Luciusboro, were named after another Coal Company executive, Lucius Waterman Robinson. The town of Ernest was named after the grandson of Adrian Iselin. The Iselin family was from Switzerland and thus the coal town of Lucerne was named after the Swiss city of Luzerne.