| The above
photograph from 1887 is of the Temporary Louisville
Coal and Coke Company wooden tipple and Power
House between the railroad track and hillside with Justus Collins standing in
front of the Power House.
Robert
and Philip Goodwill opened a coal mine in
Goodwill in 1886 and built the town of
Goodwill. Justus Collins opened another
Goodwill coal mine in 1887. Coal baron Philip
Goodwill built his home in the Town of
Bramwell and it is now featured as one of
Bramwell's many HISTORIC HOUSES.
The
"former" River's End Bed &
Breakfast was originally the home of
Justus Collin's brother, Jairus Collins
who owned 6 mines. It is a brick and
frame vernacular style home that is also
located on the Bluestone River in the
Town of Bramwell ,West Virginia. This
historic house was built in 1911. This
house can also be viewed on the above
highlighted Historic Bramwell URL. The
present RIVER'S BEND BED &
BREAKFAST is now
located in Bramwell's Historic Hewitt
House. The Hewitt house is located within
a short walk of down town Bramwell on the
corner of Brick and South River Street.
There were two
Goodwill Coal Tipples ( Mercer County, WV
) that were operated by Louisville Coal
& Coke Co. Winding Gulf Collieries.
The second GOODWILL COAL TIPPLE was later built in
Goodwill. It is featured in a 1939
photograph. |
