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The coal towns, or "coal camps" of Fayette County, West Virginia were situated to exploit the area's rich coal seams. Many of these towns were located in deep ravines that afforded direct access to the coal through the hillsides, allowing mined coal to be dropped or conveyed downhill to railway lines at the valley floor. [ 1 ]
All of the following are filed under north side of New River, 2.7 miles upstream from Fayette Landing, Lookout, Fayette County, WV: HAER No. WV-51, "Nuttallburg Mine Complex", 14 measured drawings, 121 data pages
Kay Moor, also known as Kaymoor, is the site of an abandoned coal mine, coal-processing plant, and coal town near Fayetteville, West Virginia. The town site is located in the New River Gorge at Kaymoor Bottom ( 38°03′00″N 81°03′17″W / 38.05000°N 81.05472°W / 38.05000; -81.05472 ( Kaymoor Bottom
The Eastern Kentucky Coalfield covers 31 counties with a combined land area of 13,370 sq mi (34,628 km 2), or about 33.1 percent of the state's land area.Its 2000 census population was 734,194 inhabitants, or about 18.2 percent of the state's population.
On Oct. 11, 2000, a spill from a Martin County Coal Corp. waste containment pond polluted more than 100 miles of creeks, streams and rivers running through Kentucky and West Virginia.
Pages in category "Coal towns in West Virginia" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 511 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The New River Coalfield is located in northeastern Raleigh County and southern Fayette County, West Virginia. Commercial mining of coal began in the 1870s and thrived into the 20th century. The coal in this field is a low volatile coal, known as "smokeless" coals. [1] The seams of coal that have been mined include Sewell, Fire Creek, and Beckley.
Coal miners from West Virginia – whom locals have lovingly dubbed the “West Virginia Boys” – moved a mountain in just three days to reopen a 2.7-mile stretch of Highway 64 between Bat Cave ...