FREEMAN, WV INDEX FILE
1939 CONSTRUCTION OF RT. 52 THROUGH FREEMAN, WV COAL MINING MAP IN BRAMWELL AREA PIONEER MINERS AT COADALE MINES THE CLARKS OF FREEMAN/SPICERTOWN, WV Freeman has a heritage that was dominated by "coal" mining operations in the late 1800s. The Buckeye Coal and Coke Company opened operations in 1886 in the small building beside the railway tracks as shown in the picture as taken approximately 1915. Buckeye Coal and Coke operated two tipples at the turn of the century. |
Note: This Index File is a quick reference for material related to the coal mining industry in the Historic Bramwell area. It is intended to be a quick reference for the "Site Index Files". It does not cover all site pages related to this subject. |
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