Pictures
and Photos of West Virginia
Coal
Mining Tipples
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the Twentieth-Century coal mines blanketed the hillsides and hollows of the
West
Virginia Coal Fields The coal from the mines of West Virginia was of a grade
that made excellent "coking" coal. Because of this, the coal from
West Virginia fueled the blast furnaces of the nation's steel foundries during
the Industrial Revolution. During World War II, the state's coal fields
produced the millions of tons of coal needed for the nation's war efforts. |
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More
West Virginia Coal Mining Pictures
Coal
Mining Tipples -- Photo Collection #2
More photos of tipples from the heyday of
coal mining in West Virginia.
Coal
Mining Tipples -- Photo Collection #3
Still more pictures and photos from
the West Virginia coal mines.
(Coal
Mining) Company Stores
Pictures and photos of the stores
owned and operated by the West Virginia
coal companies. |
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