Glen Lyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Newport Township, Pennsylvania, United States.

[3][2] The town of Glen Lyon was founded after anthracite coal mining began in Newport Township (ca.

The colliery was operated by the Susquehanna Coal Company, a Pennsylvania Railroad property.

Later, the Glen Lyon Rail Station was established and the town was named after the terminus.

The streetcar line was replaced eventually by buses and automobiles as the main means of transport.

The town was originally developed by Welsh miners (who were Protestants); they were usually members of the Methodist church.

Other European miners and their families belonged to Ukrainian or "Byzantine Rite" parishes on the east side of town.

Glen Lyon's miners were involved in unionization activities, culminating in their representation by the United Mine Workers.

Small dress factories provided employment, mostly for women, in the period when mining was in decline; but they too closed.

Many businesses closed as deep mining declined, and increasing numbers of houses stood vacant.

Glen Lyon was fictionalized as "Coaltown" for the 1948 film The Miracle of the Bells, and some exterior scenes were shot there.