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- New_River_Coalfield abstract "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, and the seams of coal that have been mined include Sewell, Fire Creek, and Beckley. This is very high quality bituminous coal rated at approximately 15,000 BTU (16,000 kJ). The New River coalfield is named after the north flowing New River. Over 60 coal towns were once located there, supported by independent commercial districts at Beckley, Oak Hill, Mount Hope, and Fayetteville. By the 21st century many coal camps had partially or completely returned to nature. These company towns were located along Dunloup (Loup) Creek, Laurel Creek, White Oak Creek, lower Piney Creek, and, of course, the New River. The mainline of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ran right through the center of this coalfield, with spurs branching off in many directions, and rail yards were maintained at Quinnimont, Raleigh, and Thurmond, WV. The Virginian Railway's main line also passed through the western side of the field as well. Companies such as the New River Company, New River & Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co., and Mary Frances Coal Co. were the largest operators in the New River Coalfield, but there were many smaller ones as well. These companies recruited native born whites, immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, and African-Americans from the South to work in their coal mines and railroads. The mines began to close down after World War II and today there are very few active coal mines in the field. The New River Gorge is now the domain of the National Park Service and they have done what their budget allows to preserve the coal heritage of the area.".
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- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink Beckley,_West_Virginia.
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- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink Fayette_County,_West_Virginia.
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- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink List_of_coalfields.
- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink Mount_Hope,_West_Virginia.
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- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink New_River_(Kanawha_River).
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- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink New_River_Gorge_National_River.
- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink Oak_Hill,_West_Virginia.
- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink Raleigh_County,_West_Virginia.
- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink Southern_United_States.
- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink Thurmond,_WV.
- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink Thurmond,_West_Virginia.
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- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink White_people.
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- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLink Winding_Gulf_Coalfield.
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- New_River_Coalfield wikiPageWikiLinkText "New River Coalfield".
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- New_River_Coalfield subject Category:Coal_towns_in_West_Virginia.
- New_River_Coalfield subject Category:Geography_of_Fayette_County,_West_Virginia.
- New_River_Coalfield subject Category:Geography_of_Raleigh_County,_West_Virginia.
- New_River_Coalfield subject Category:History_of_West_Virginia.
- New_River_Coalfield subject Category:National_Coal_Heritage_Area.
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- New_River_Coalfield comment "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, and the seams of coal that have been mined include Sewell, Fire Creek, and Beckley. This is very high quality bituminous coal rated at approximately 15,000 BTU (16,000 kJ). The New River coalfield is named after the north flowing New River.".
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