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Southern West Virginia: Coal  Country (Postcard History Series)
Southern West Virginia Coal Country - Postcard History Series
Author: James E. Casto
Coal was mined in Southern West Virginia even before the state's birth in 1863 but was mostly consumed within a few miles of where it was dug. When the railroads arrived on the scene, they not only provided a means of getting that coal to market, they also brought in trainloads of workers to the sparsely populated region. With the mines generall...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780738516653
ISBN-10: 0738516651
Publication Date: 8/1/2004
Pages: 128
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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
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