Goodwill,
West Virginia History
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GOODWILL,
WEST VIRGINIA HISTORY Robert and Phillip Goodwill opened a coal mine and built the town in 1886. Justus Collins opened another mine in 1887. There were two saw mills, two coal tipples, two power plant, two company stores, two schools, three churches, a union hall, post office, theater, dance hall, pool room, shoe shop, doctors office, and over a hundred homes. In 1950, Goodwill had a population of 1536. In 1958, the mine was closed, and the residents left; thenall the buildings were torn down except for one house. All above text and photographs by Ken Bowen as published on " GHOST TOWNS " WEB site. |
LOUISVILLE COAL TIPPLE TIPPLE -1887
JUSTUS COLLINS - GOODWILL, WV COAL BARON
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