McDowell County Coal and Rail
Title | McDowell County Coal and Rail PDF eBook |
Author | Jay Chatman |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1467121924 |
Over 200 fascinating postcard images show early coal mining in McDowell County and how it progressed throughout the years. Coal was discovered in McDowell County, located in the Billion Dollar Coalfield of southern West Virginia, in 1748, but it was not explored or mined until the early 1800s. Mill Creek Coal & Coke Company shipped the first railroad car of coal in March 1883 via the Norfolk & Western Railway. By the early 1900s, hundreds of mining companies dotted the county's landscape. The coal from McDowell County fueled the nation's home heating and steelmaking businesses and both world wars. As the coal industry developed, the local population grew; by 1950, the county had grown from a few hundred people to more than 100,000. .
Postcard History Series
Title | Postcard History Series PDF eBook |
Author | Jay Chatman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 127 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Coal trade |
ISBN |
Coal was discovered in McDowell County, located in the Billion Dollar Coalfield of southern West Virginia, in 1748, but it was not explored or mined until the early 1800s. Mill Creek Coal and Coke Company shipped the first railroad car of coal in March 1883 via the Norfolk and Western Railway. By the early 1900s, hundreds of mining companies dotted the county's landscape. The coal from McDowell County fueled the nation's home heating and steelmaking businesses and both world wars. As the coal industry developed, the local population grew; by 1950, the county had grown from a few hundred people to more than 100,000. The postcard images in this book show early coal mining and how it progressed throughout the years.
McDowell County Coal and Rail
Title | McDowell County Coal and Rail PDF eBook |
Author | Jay Chatman |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2014-08-11 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 143964666X |
Over 200 fascinating postcard images show early coal mining in McDowell County and how it progressed throughout the years. Coal was discovered in McDowell County, located in the Billion Dollar Coalfield of southern West Virginia, in 1748, but it was not explored or mined until the early 1800s. Mill Creek Coal & Coke Company shipped the first railroad car of coal in March 1883 via the Norfolk & Western Railway. By the early 1900s, hundreds of mining companies dotted the county's landscape. The coal from McDowell County fueled the nation's home heating and steelmaking businesses and both world wars. As the coal industry developed, the local population grew; by 1950, the county had grown from a few hundred people to more than 100,000. .
Wyoming and McDowell Counties
Title | Wyoming and McDowell Counties PDF eBook |
Author | West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 886 |
Release | 1915 |
Genre | Geology |
ISBN |
The Smokeless Coal Fields of West Virginia
Title | The Smokeless Coal Fields of West Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | William Purviance Tams (Jr.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
"The Smokeless Coal Fields of West Virginia is much more than a brief history of one of West Virginia's most productive coal regions. Written by a pioneer operator who served in leadership positions in the Winding Gulf Coal Operators Association. The Smokeless Operators Association, the National Coal Association and the Southern Coal Operators Association, theis [this] little book constitutes a memoir of a man and a generation that shaped our history. Tams's description of the events, companies, and personalities that built the coal industry in the New River and Winding Gulf regions fills an important gap in our understanding of that volatile time."--Ronald D. Eller, from the Introduction (on back cover).
Southern West Virginia Coal Country
Title | Southern West Virginia Coal Country PDF eBook |
Author | James E. Casto |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738516653 |
Coal was mined in Southern West Virginia even before the state's birth in 1863 but was mostly consumed within a few miles of where it was dug. When the railroads arrived on the scene, they not only provided a means of getting that coal to market, they also brought in trainloads of workers to the sparsely populated region. With the mines generally located in remote, out-of-the-way spots, operators were forced to build housing for those workers and their families, as well as company stores, schools, and churches- everything needed in a small community. Overnight, the nation's demand for coal turned sleepy, little places in Southern West Virginia into boomtowns and helped cities such as Charleston and Huntington grow and prosper as gateways to and from the coalfields.
Information Circular
Title | Information Circular PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 30 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | Mines and mineral resources |
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